"Out of the Sea" by A. C. Benson
Topics discussed
Title and Author Introduction
Setting the scene in Blee-on-the-Sands
Father Thomas and the wrecked ship
The Grimston family arrives at the vicarage
The family describes the mysterious beast
Henry recounts seeing the creature
Father Thomas decides to investigate
Grimston's fear and offer of money
Entering the Grimston house
Father Thomas's plan and dinner
Searching the house and the locked room
The sighting in the storeroom
Father Thomas's warning and Vespers
The church service and Henry's confession
Dinner and the night begins
The beast appears in the bedroom
Master Grimston's death and confession
Aftermath and the dead man's body
The secret revealed and the money found
Epilogue and the legend of the beast
Closing remarks
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