"Time-Fuse" by John Metcalfe

"Time-Fuse" is a short story by the English author, John Metcalfe. Published in the 1931 collection "Judas and Other Stories", tells of a séance hosted by a lady with a more than casual interest in spiritualism.
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“You fool! Warren is dead!” Always calms me down because I know Im in for a good time

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Do not engage in activities as such unless you have studied the Necronomicon and have Van Melsen's phone number at hand. Thanks Ian.

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I'd be scared to bring in Van Melsen, because my tea and tea making may not be up to snuff.

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@@tamlandipper29 Don't worry. Call him.

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​@@tamlandipper29Don't worry. Call him.

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Perfect timing, after a long day just what my weary mind needed

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very very clever tale.

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Great story and narration. It is well-written and entertaining. I listened to it twice.
Thanks!

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Great story!

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Dang! Ending really surprised me! Thanks 👍

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That was simply brilliant.

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One must always be wary of contemporary nefarious cults like... vegetarianism

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I had to replay that section to make sure I'd heard it right. 😂

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Worse than satanism

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Indeed

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As someone wise once pointed out, "if meat is murder, then vegetarianism is genoc I'd".

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There was a famous Austrian who was a vegetarian 🤔

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Beware of your powers, great dramatic story. Many thanks from 🇦🇷

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Thank you for posting, was wondering what to listen to before sleeping. 😂 First comment and first listener.

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Don't lie you know that you were second 😅lol..
Warren is dead 💀 peace ✌️

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That ending was unexpectedly brutal, damn

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That was a good story...

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I'm still a fool, and Warren...
Keep up the amazing work.

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Still dead.

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Is he really? Is Warren *gasp* DEAD?!

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@@-Reagan
I'm afraid so.
Rumors to the contrary have been greatly exaggerated.

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Confidence is everything.

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That's sad. Poor Ellen.

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Helena Blavatsky also worked as a dressmaker 😉

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dude i love this already. also dude made Woman Cooking such a trait that she had physically changed from cooking??? but yet how is this lady cooking so regularly and yet is unable to be safe about it???

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masculine hands was cool but this womans Woman Duties are VISIBLE on her FACE that is so funny

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weak minded women will either succumb to vegetarianism or put hot coals on their head thats just psychology

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my queer gen z interpretation of 1900s horror is one of the greatest joys of my life

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​​​@@listerjne cooking absolutely ruined women's hands and faces because of the extreme heat from wood stove fires, and loooong days spent in food preparation, bending over boiling pots and getting steamed, I'm sure.
Yes, cooking was dangerous back then because we're talking about wood fires.
I spent time working in fast food and I have hands that are more conditioned to picking up very hot things. My son is impressed 😁
Women of high social status and leisure had "fair" complexions because they didn't have to labor in heat or under the sun.
I'm a queer Zennial fan of old school horror and the occult. 💀⚰️🖤

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