Round 6: Tossup 14

In this story, a “perfect fusillade of knocks” is heard before a character feels a “cold wind” rush up the stairs. A man in this story declares “hark at the wind!” in a failed attempt to (15[1])distract a child during a chess match. In this story, a family is compensated two hundred pounds by (*) Maw and Meggins. (10[2])To demonstrate that “fate (10[1])ruled people's lives”, an old fakir in India is said to have cursed an object (10[1])in this story shown off by Sergeant-Major Morris. In this story, Mr. and Mrs. White attempt to resurrect Herbert with the title wish-granting object. For 10 points, name this W.W. Jacobs story about a primate’s bandaged appendage. ■END■

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