And now, a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. In a moment, act one of Blackbeard's Ace, starring Elaine Ross and John Thomas, and written especially for suspense by Jack Butler. This first portion of suspense is brought to you by the makers of Marlboro cigarettes. I don't you settle back and have a full-flavored smoke. Have a Marlboro. Get a lot to like with a Marlboro. The filter cigarette with the unfiltered taste. Try Marlboro. I have never believed in ESP, extrasensory perception. Oh, I had heard of universities conducting tests of this mental phenomenon, but their studies covered only those messages transmitted from one living subject to another. The messages that came to me were transmitted by the dead. Charles, my husband, was worried about my dreams. And after he finished his last book, he suggested a rest with the two of us on the Carolina coast. Margo, you remember Aunt Ida? She lives down on the coast near Charleston. What about her? Well, she's invited us to vacation in a sea coast cabin she has in her hands. Sound good? Oh, well, I don't know, Charles. You think we should? With your writing and all, I just have the feeling. Oh, come on, Margo. She says she can't get a buyer and the place is just standing idle, so let's go. I... Well, all right, honey. You remember the last time we went away? I had that awful dream. Now, dearest, the doctor said those dreams were all cured. You're as good as new. Charles, they weren't dreams. They were real. They happened. I know they did. Whatever they were, they're all gone now. And you do need a change. All right, dear. I'll go if you really want me to. That's my girl. Well, we can start packing right away. I'll get my typewriter. Did you get those books from the library? Yes, I put them on your desk. Oh, yes, I see them. What about these? The Lore of Piracy and Rascals of the Spanish Main. Where'd you get these? I don't really know, Charles. I just saw them on the shelf and picked them up. They just seemed interesting. I just sort of felt I wanted to read them. Well, they might come in handy at that. That section of the coast is full of pirate stories. We'll probably need a handbook to know one pirate from another. I won't need a book. No, Charles. I'll know them. I'm sure I'll know them. Now, how'd you folks happen to buy this place? Well, we're not buying it, Judge. You see, my aunt acquired this place. What do they call it? Teacher's Cove. Yes, Teacher's Cove. Well, she bought it along with some other property about a year ago. I'd be right after old Herd died. Old Herd? Yeah, Herd Simpson. His fellow used to own the Cove. Right where, old Jim. And lived out here all alone. Yeah, I reckon this land went up for taxis right after the accident. He died in an accident? Well, the official report said accident. Most folks around here got their own ideas. Like what? Well, I saw it myself, and I don't think it was no accident. I usually brought out Herd's weekly groceries, isn't it? When I come out one Saturday morning, he won't know where about. I sat and waited to spell, but after a while I got suspected, and so I get to looking around, and I find this little trickle coming out from under the door. It looked like somebody dropped jar of preserves, but it was blood. Oh, no. Well, I busted in the door and found old Herd dead as a hammer. Terrible cut. Oh, no. That's right, ma'am. I want no sight for a lady. The sheriff, he come out and marked it down as an accident because the doors and windows were locked from inside. But how a fellow could cut himself from the shoulder and clear it down to here by falling on something, especially when we couldn't find nothing that big for him to fall on? Oh, Charles. There now. I need her now. I'm afraid your little gory tale has frightened my wife. Oh, no. There's no need to be frightened now, ma'am. That was most a year ago. At least it was about this same time last year, the time of the full moon and the highest tide. Pirate's moon. Margo. That's right, ma'am. Pirate's moon. I reckon they called it that because of the high tide. They could slip over sandbars and get further up the inlets to bury their treasures or whatever. Margo, how did you know about a pirate's moon? I don't know, Charles. I read it in one of those books, I guess. Well, there's a cove right up ahead. It's a nice-looking place. The way you were talking, I expected to see a tumble-down shot. Oh, her it is. Pretty good fella keeping the place up. Yeah. Well, here we are. Certainly his deserted country. We didn't see a single soul on the way out here. Well, I guess I better help you get set up, huh? I'll unlock the door if you can start bringing in the bags. Yes, hurry. Get in before dark. I don't know why, but I just knew we must be inside the cabin with the door locked before dark. There was something that would not be quiet, something inside my brain that was trying to speak to me. I had to shut it out of my mind. Well, that ought to do it. Hope you folks are comfortable. Thank you, Jet, for all your help. That's all right, ma'am. Here, I'll play you and see you off. Goodbye, ma'am. Goodbye, Jet. Thank you. I, uh, I didn't want to say anything in there, but my wife's been ill. Oh? Well, not physically, but, well, she has periods of, well, hearing people who aren't there. Hearing people? Do you get what I mean? Yes, sir. I think so. She's, uh, she's my, uh, edgy. Exactly. I know we originally arranged for you to come out at the end of the week to pick us up, but I think you'd better come back sooner. You know if she should have a relapse. Well, I wouldn't want to keep her out here any longer than absolutely necessary. Uh-huh. Well, I reckon I could make it out, uh, the day after tomorrow. That'd be fine, Jet. Here's your money for this trip. Oh, thanks, sir. Oh, uh, Mr. Reed. Yes? If I was you, I wouldn't go taking any moonlight strolls. Round teaches cove. It's best to be in after dark. I determined that my husband should see no abnormal sign in me. I laughed.  I ignored the feeling and the thoughts that kept trying to force their way into my brain. Darling, look. Look through the window. How beautiful that sunset. The tops of those clouds are still in the sunlight, the base and the dark. It's the way I feel sometimes. What? Nothing. Margo, do you, uh, do you know where I put those books? What books do you? You know, the ones you checked out on Pirates. I didn't pack them, Charles. I know you didn't, but I put them in myself. Oh, yes. Here they are. But, Charles, I... Well, I thought I'd look up your friend Teach since this cover's supposedly named for him. Might even do some treasure-hunting myself. Oh. Look, look at this map. It was drawn a long time ago. Not labeled, of course, but the general shape seems to correspond with our little inland out there. I'll bet that's it. Yes. It is ours, isn't it? And listen to this, honey. Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, was a giant of a man standing well over six feet and weighing nearly 300 pounds. He was killed in a furious fight in an inlet on the Carolina coast. The secret of his supposed hidden treasure went with him into oblivion. Doesn't that sound exciting? What was that? What was what? I thought I heard a squeaking. Rhythmic. Like an oil lock. As if someone were rowing. I didn't hear anything. But I'll look. Can't see anything now. Your imagination. I'll see where was I. Right here. His favorite weapon was a cutlass which could inflict a horrible wound at one blow. There are probably many shallow graves along the coast that attest to Blackbeard's double insurance when concealing treasure. Hmm. Interesting.  I think it's horrible. Can't you just see it? The treasure's buried. But before they can, the giant cutlass flashes twice in the moonlight. Charles rushed out to investigate that scream. I knew he would find nothing. But at least it was a relief to know I'd not just imagined it. Charles had heard it too. Next morning there was no indication of the mysterious sounds of the night before. Only a lingering dread in my mind. For I knew that night would fall again. It's just what we need. Sun, sky. What about the scream last night? It's probably a swamp cat or something. We were reading about pirates and such. Our imaginations coincided with a perfectly natural sound. Charles, imagination? Coincidence? Well, I don't believe it was Blackbeard's ghost guarding his treasure. If that's what you're leading up to. I just know it's on your mind. Say, what's that over there? What? That piece of iron sticking up out of the sand. Looks like part of a small boat's anchor. Looks pretty ancient. Let's dig it out. Charles, I don't think for sure. Oh, for Pete's sake, why? It's broad daylight. Come on. What's this? Looks like a piece of ivory. Hmm. Heart-shaped. Black diamond shape in laden middle. Hmm. You ever see anything like it? No, Charles. I wonder if it's valuable. It's a funny little thing. Just one hole in it down near the point of the heart. It's evil, Charles. It's evil. Throw it away. Now, Margot, don't get excited over a little bit of ivory. It might be valuable, that's all. Evil, Charles. It's evil. Evil. Evil. A planchette. A planchette. What? It's an ivory planchette used to communicate with the dead. Take it easy, honey. The small hole is for the insertion of a writing instrument. There are two small casters attached to it.  Let the hands rest lightly on top. And it writes messages. Evil messages. Evil. Evil. Lie down on the bed. Here's something to drink. It'll help you rest and make you feel better. There now.  What? You were just telling me about messages from the dead. What were they? I don't remember. Well, you just said something about this planchette, right? You don't remember, do you? No. I really don't know what you're talking about. It's like I blacked out for a moment. Well, let's see if you were right about that thing. I'll look it up in that pirate book of yours. Let's see. Glossary. Pirate. Right plane. Oh, yes, here. Planchette used in a form of automatism. Especially believed to be used in communication with the dead. You're right, Margo. Absolutely right. Well, by golly, we're going to try. No, Charles. It's evil. I know that, too. It's evil. There, there, baby. Now you just go to sleep. You get some rest now. Charles. That's my girl. You'll sleep for a few hours. Well, now, maybe the planchette will tell me where Blackbeard's treasure lies. That is, unless his ghost is still guarding it. Charles, where are you? Right here, darling. Charles, the planchette, did you... No dice, baby. Oh, Blackbeard just won't tell me where his treasure is. I fixed up the little play thing there. I put a pencil in, sat for over an hour with my hands resting on it, waiting for it to write on the paper. Still blank. I'm glad. I guess the way those things really work is your muscles finally get tired and you write out the messages that are already in your brain. Maybe so, Charles. But how do the messages get in your brain in the first place? Don't ask me. That's Gold Blackbeard. You hungry? No, not very. You've been sleeping all afternoon. It's already dark. Is the moon up yet? It should be full tonight. I didn't notice. Why?  Tonight must be the pirate's moon with the highest tide. Good night, the reclaiming buried treasure. Yes, I... I guess so. I guess I will fix the little something. You had dinner yet? Just a snack. No, let's see. Where did I put that? To scare me. Does he want to drive me out of my mind? I won't make a scene.  I won't even mention it. Charles, did you hear it? What did? That sound again. Like the rowing we heard last night. Just before the screen. No, Margot.  You didn't hear it. I didn't hear a thing. I won't then either. I won't imagine I heard anything. He's trying again. Trying to make me think thoughts that don't belong to me. Telling me I'm hearing things, Charles. Well, I think I'll turn in early tonight. Oh, boy. City boys like me get tired pretty quick in the outdoors. Yes, it's a good idea, Charles. You need some rest? Yes. You need a rest. After tramping around this afternoon while I was asleep, finding that cutlass, putting it in here to make me think, I'm going crazy. Yes, you sleep. Where is that planchette? Oh, yes, here. Putting the pencil. Now, on the paper. Write out the message that is in my brain. Reveal it to me. Writing. K. Kill? Kill whom? Why?  He's my husband. He takes care of me. He keeps me... Wait a minute. Does Charles think I'm crazy? Why, E? What was that? Did you hear something, Charles? Yes, I... I thought I did something like we heard last night. Don't you think it's your imagination, Charles? There. There you must have heard it that time, Margo. Didn't you? Really, Charles, you've been awfully jumpy lately. Margo, what's the matter with you? Nothing, Charles. Absolutely nothing. I've just been using the planchette. You have. Let me see this paper. Is this what the planchette wrote? Yes.  Yes, Margo. Margo, what does this mean? Are you...  I don't know, Charles. Is that what you want me to be? Did you put this in the kitchen so I would think Blackbeard had been here? Margo, what are you doing with that thing? Put it down. You could hurt yourself. Do you want me to say I'm crazy, Charles? Do you want me to say that I've been talking to Blackbeard and he wants me to keep you from disturbing his treasure? Is that what you want me to say, Charles? I don't... Margo. Margo, stay back. Put that down. Margo! Margo! That's funny. Nobody seems to be around. You read that I should come out and check on things today. I guess I'll just take a look. Look at that. Now, let me read there now. I'm here to help you. You used to cry no more right now. It's horrible. Yes, ma'am. You sure miss. Now, come on. Let's go outside, away from all this, huh? Why don't you tell me all about it, huh? What happened? I don't know. The last thing I remember, yesterday, Charles gave me a sedative to make me sleep.  And this morning, I... I woke and found it.  It sure is terrible. Terrible cut. Terrible cut your husband had there. Terrible. Just like one herd had. Hurts him. Yes, ma'am. Of course, you wouldn't know it unless you've seen them both like I have, but them cuts are almost identical. Exactly alike. What's that you're hanging on to? This? I don't know. We found it on the beach yesterday. That's mighty hard to explain. Old herd had one of them things, too. He did? Yeah. Practically after prying his fingers off of it. Funny little things, ain't they? Well, I thought this... I mean... I thought mine was the only one. Oh, no, ma'am. Some kind of gambling ship, I reckon, sunk out there a couple of years ago, and ever since then, them things been washing the shore. Then they're not valuable as antiques or anything. Oh, shucks. No, ma'am. They got so plentiful around here that folks got to calling them Blackbeard's ace. Not much use to them, I reckon. No, Jed. Not much use. Not much use to them at all. Except a Blackbeard. Suspense. You've been listening to Blackbeard's Ace, starring Elaine Ross and John Thomas, with Bob Dryden as Jed and written especially for Suspense by Jack Butler. Suspense is produced and directed by Bruno Zirato Jr., music supervision by Ethel Huber, sound patterns by Joe Cabibbo. Listen again next week when we return with The Second Door written by Robert Redick, another tale well calculated to keep you in. Suspense. Betty Furness talks about the Seattle World's Fair tomorrow on the CBS Radio Network.


15 Common Errors in Spoken English from EspressoEnglish.net 1. Everybody Are Happy Words like everybody, somebody, anybody, and nobody are actually singular, not plural. Even though everybody refers to a lot of people, it takes the singular verb, so the correct sentence is, everybody is happy. 2. I'll Explain You the Problem In this sentence there are two objects, the direct object, the problem, and the indirect object, you. After explain, we need to use to before the indirect object, the person to whom we are doing the explaining. Also, it's more common to put the direct object first, so the correct sentence is, I'll explain the problem to you. 3. I have the possibility to study in Canada next year With the word have, we use opportunity, not possibility. So the correct sentence is, I have the opportunity to study in Canada next year. The word possibility is more used with there is, for example, there's a possibility I may study in Canada next year. 4. I think she doesn't like tomatoes Although there's no specific grammar rule here, it's more common to say, I don't think she likes tomatoes. 5. If I will see John later, I'll give him the message Although both events, seeing John and giving him the message, are technically in the future, this sentence should be in the first conditional form. If I see John later, I'll give him the message. In the first conditional, we have two parts of the sentence, the condition and the result. Although both are in the future, we use the present form of the verb with if and then will and won't with the verb in the result. 6. Do you want that I make breakfast? The word that is not typically used after want. The correct sentence is, do you want me to make breakfast? 7. I'm thinking to buy a new car When you are considering doing something in the future, we don't use the word to after think, so the correct sentence would be, I'm thinking of buying a new car, or I'm thinking about buying a new car. We use the word of or about with the ing form of the verb. 8. They enjoyed the baseball game despite of the rain Despite and in spite of mean the same thing, but after despite we never use of. The correct sentence would be, they enjoyed the baseball game despite the rain, or they enjoyed the baseball game in spite of the rain. 9. My ten years old daughter loves to dance When the age comes after the word is, then you say years old. For example, my daughter is ten years old. But when the age comes before the person or object as an adjective, then you say year, not years. My ten year old daughter loves to dance. 10. Our house is near to the beach Near and close to mean the same thing, but the word to is never used after near. The correct sentence is, our house is near the beach, or our house is close to the beach. 11. I like very much soccer We don't normally put very much between a verb like and its object, soccer. The correct sentence would be, I like soccer very much. However, in spoken English it would probably be more common to say, I like soccer a lot, or I really like soccer. 12. Gary gave to Joan the keys The verb give has two objects, the indirect object, Joan, and the direct object, the keys. We can say this sentence correctly in two ways. Gary gave Joan the keys, or Gary gave the keys to Joan. 13. She asked me where do I work This is one of the most difficult parts of English, reported speech. In reported questions we do not use the auxiliary verbs do, does, or did, so the correct sentence is, she asked me where I work. 14. They left without say goodbye When you use a verb after conjunctions and prepositions like after, before, since, when, while, without, instead of, and in spite of, the verb is generally in the ing form. So the correct sentence is, they left without saying goodbye. 15. I need to finish this project until Friday We use until to talk about a continuous situation that will continue up to a certain moment. For example, I'm staying in the city until June. Staying is a continuous action. Use the word by to talk about a single action or event that will happen before a future moment. By is often used with deadlines, so the correct sentence is, I need to finish this project by Friday. For more detailed explanations about the most common English errors, get the book 100 Common Errors in English, available at espressoenglish.net. Thanks for watching English Tips from Espresso English. If you liked this video, please share it.


Why narcissists devalue you the narcissist will always find something wrong with you They will always want you to do things for them But then they will always find something wrong with what you're doing a Normal person would be grateful for what you're doing for them But the narcissist will always find something wrong with it You're bending over backwards to please this unpleasable person and you try to justify to them That you're better than the other people they compare you to But you feel like no matter what you do It's never good enough for them. However Sometimes the narcissist appears to be happy They appear to be satisfied with what you're doing for them Which is why you may choose to remain around them Because sometimes they attend to your comfort and wishes Sometimes they're polite and courteous Sometimes they're funny Sometimes they seem to care about you But it's only because in that moment They've got supply in that moment They feel important Because they're getting what they want They're giving you this fake unconditional love They're only giving you something because they're getting some from you and they know that if they're nice to you They're going to keep getting what they want It's not because they care about you It's not because they love you but you mainly see this character in the early stages of the relationship As the relationship progresses You don't see this as much Because they become more comfortable with you They know how to manage your reactions to what they're doing to you But they treat you this way because they're toxic By default all they can do is add negativity and upset your life Because they're dealing with their own stresses and traumas They're hurt So they hurt you They're dealing with unhealed traumas They're dealing with abandonment anxiety So they have to protect their ego They have to defend their feelings of self-importance Because deep down they know they're not good enough for you They know that you deserve better. They're unhappy because they lack self-love Which is why they can never be happy with you Instead of dealing with their traumas It comes out as arrogant as though they think they're better than you And you could never be good enough for them Win really That's exactly how they feel about themselves They just flip it around on you Because they don't want to deal with their own traumas So they tell themselves they're better than everyone They tell themselves everyone thinks they're attractive They tell themselves everyone is jealous of them. They're always looking outside of themselves for reassurance Because they're constantly experiencing anxiety and distress Resulting from the unhealed traumas when they do that They're just digging themselves a hole They're just validating their false self Instead of getting to the root cause of the issue Because instead of seeking reassurance from other people They need to validate themselves But because they don't do that There are any constant state of anxiety Where they constantly need attention affection and reassurance to make themselves feel whole and complete Which is why they always need other people Which is why they're always flirting with other people or dating apps Which is why they compare you to other people Because they feel like they're not good enough But instead of confronting these feelings about themselves They project them onto you. They make everything your fault Rather than taking responsibility for their own fault or mistakes Rather than accepting that something is wrong with them Which is why they never heal Which is why their toxic behaviors never change Which is why they always lie to you and manipulate you Because they lack empathy They're only focused on their own needs They're only focused on feeding their ego Which is why they abuse you and treat with disrespect Because they only care about get what they want from you Which damages you and causes you to act like someone who is damaged You may engage a reactive abuse And you may feel like you are to blame Because they're saying you are But to take your power back You need to accept that they're never going to accept that they're at fault You need to accept that they're never going to be happy with anything you do for them You're not responsible for their happiness They're supposed to make themselves happy By doing the inner work and we need to heal ourselves So that we no longer depend on their validation Because that's how they control you By making you think you're not good enough so that you try harder to please them It keeps you looking at yourself So you don't look at them and realize they're not doing anything for you. They're not making your life better They're making it worse But they don't want you to come to that conclusion So they devalue you so that you think you need to be more But they can never let you feel like you've done enough Because then that means you would have to stop And then they would have to reciprocate what you're giving to them Which is something they never want to happen Which is why they have to keep you thinking That you're doing something wrong They have to keep you in a state where you are constantly trying to fix something So that you never stop to realize you're with someone who isn't adding anything positive to your life They're just taking value away from you. Thank you for watching. I hope this video resonates with you Please like comment share and subscribe if you would like to donate My paypal link is in the video description Coach the inquiries you can email me at coaching at laksify.co.uk Thank you for watching and I'll talk to you soon