You know that the house at the back of Rose Cottage has been deserted for something like twenty years more or less." "Yes.

You told me about it the other night." "Caranby ran a fifteen-feet wall round it and the inside is a regular jungle.

Well, the house is supposed to be haunted.

Lights have been seen moving about and strange noises have been heard." "What kind of noises ?" "Oh, moans and clanking chains and all that sort of thing.

I heard indirectly about this, through Juliet." "Where did she hear the report ?" "From Miss Loach's cook.