inquired whether we had had any experience of the reported
hauntings, of which, however, they could give us no details.

_February 24th, Wednesday._--Mr. "Z----" left early. (_N.B._--No
phenomena reported by any one during his visit; he himself slept
soundly in the "haunted" room, but does it the justice to
acknowledge that he "could sleep through an earthquake.")

Miss "N." (the daughter of a landowner of the district) arrived.

Mr. Garford (an old friend and excellent observer) came from
London. We sleep to-night as follows:--

In the wing, in the two rooms alleged by guests of the H----s
to be haunted, the Colonel and Mr. "Endell."

No. 1. Mr. Garford.
" 3. Mr. "Q." ("ghost-room"; he has just asked to be
removed from his former room in the wing).
" 4. Miss Langton.
" 5. Mrs. W----.
" 7. Miss "N."
" 8. Miss Moore, myself, and dog.

_February 25th, Thursday._--Mr. "Endell" reported this morning
having heard a sound he could in no way account for, which seems
to us to correspond with the "clanging" noise. We asked how he
would imitate it as to volume and quality, and he said that a
large iron kettle, about the size of the dinner-table (we are
dining eight), boiling violently, so that the lid was constantly