"I did not expect it during their tenantry, but if such has occurred, I am obliged to Mrs.Packard for letting me know.

She promised to, you see, and--" "She promised!" I cried.
"Yes; in joke no doubt, being at the time in a very incredulous state of mind.

She vowed that she would let me know the very day she saw the lights or encountered anything in the house, which could be construed into a spiritual visitation.

Has such a manifestation occurred ?" he eagerly inquired.

"Has it?
has it?
Am I to add her name to the list of those who have found the house uninhabitable ?" "That I am not ready to say," was my cautious response.