the proprietor of a prominent Scottish newspaper, of course in the
strictest confidence, which was carefully made a condition of the
admission of any one to the house, a confidence which he most
honourably observed. It was arranged that if anything occurred within
the observation of himself or his son, the scientific value of which
rendered it, in their judgment, desirable to publish a notice of it in
_The ----_, the notice should be published under avowedly false names
and geographical indications. Mr. "Z----" was unable to come himself,
but his son arrived this day.

Mr. "Endell" (a Member of the S.P.R.) arrived while we were out,
and made a tour of inspection alone of the outside of the house
and the ground-floor rooms. He intuitively fixed on the window
of No. 3 as that of a "haunted" room, and has since, equally by
intuition, diagnosed the drawing-room and library as "creepy,"
and the dining-room as definitely cheerful. (This coincides with
our experience.)

My own experiences to-day were confined to ejection from a high
waggonette, while waiting at the station for Mr. "Z----," the
horse having bolted at the appearance of the train.

No phenomena. We are putting Mr. "Z----", at his own request, in
No. 3, the "ghost-room."

_February 23rd, Tuesday._--Pouring wet. No phenomena. Visit to
glen impossible.

Mr. and Mrs. R---- (local residents) came to lunch. Though in
great pain I was able to see them for a few minutes, and both