I'm just doing that for dramatic effect.

This is very weird, Lite.

I ought to have a green shade on the lamp, to get the proper effect.

I--don't you think--er--those footsteps are terribly mysterious ?" Lite looked at her sharply for a minute.

"I sure do," he said drily.
"Where did you get the idea, Jean ?" "Out of my head," she told him airily, and went on reading while Lite studied her curiously.
That night Jean awoke and heard stealthy footsteps, like a man walking in his socks and no boots, going all through the house but never coming to her room.