Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 46 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Davis, Stanley The Vigil Night Watches, Part 8. Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Vigil" by W. W. Jacobs is a comedic short story written in the early 20th century. Set in a domestic environment, it explores themes of courage, familial expectations, and the humorous misunderstandings that arise from them. The narrative centers around the rivalry between Mr. Farrer, a timid yet determined suitor, and the authoritative ex-sergeant-major Ward, who disapproves of Farrer’s courting of his daughter and challenges him to prove his bravery. The story unfolds as Mr. Farrer attempts to win the approval of Miss Ward’s overbearing father by daring to spend a night in a supposedly haunted cottage. The sergeant-major, hoping to expose Farrer’s cowardice, secretly follows him with a more frightening agenda, dressed in his wife's nightgown to frighten the young man. However, events take a comedic turn as Farrer, unbeknownst to the sergeant-major, encounters a series of strange occurrences that lead to escalating anxieties and misunderstandings. The climax reveals their amusing roles, ultimately highlighting the absurdity of their rivalry for the respect of one another, while also poking fun at the nature of bravado and the lengths one might go to for love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Humorous stories PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 46952 46487 2024-10-05T16:26:58.292038 2023-10-06T04:19:13.069731 text/html text/html 43537 2020-12-14T18:46:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 248560 2020-12-14T18:46:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 261589 2024-10-05T16:26:59.977051 application/epub+zip 260436 2024-10-05T16:26:58.613027 application/epub+zip 82915 2024-10-05T16:26:58.435030 application/epub+zip 294349 2024-10-05T16:27:01.166032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287409 2024-10-05T16:26:59.805044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110325 2022-09-06T19:03:31.930679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38384 38377 2024-10-05T16:26:58.169062 2023-10-06T04:19:12.967756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39766 2020-12-14T18:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15187 2020-12-14T18:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19938 2024-10-05T16:27:01.293015 application/rdf+xml 18812 2024-10-05T16:26:58.510027 image/jpeg 3154 2024-10-05T16:26:58.473030 image/jpeg 249085 2024-10-05T16:26:58.305044 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia