The first time I heard those three taps, when I knew there was no one in the box, you can think how puzzled I was! I opened the door, listened, looked; nobody! And then I heard a voice say, 'Mme.

Jules' my poor husband's name was Jules--'a footstool, please.' Saving your presence, gentlemen, it made me feel all-overish like.

But the voice went on, 'Don't be frightened, Mme.

Jules, I'm the Opera ghost!' And the voice was so soft and kind that I hardly felt frightened.

THE VOICE WAS SITTING IN THE CORNER CHAIR, ON THE RIGHT, IN THE FRONT ROW." "Was there any one in the box on the right of Box Five ?" asked Moncharmin.
"No; Box Seven, and Box Three, the one on the left, were both empty.
The curtain had only just gone up." "And what did you do ?" "Well, I brought the footstool.