But read the letter, Marchdale.

You will find its contents of a more important character than you anticipate." "Indeed!" said Marchdale, as he ran his eyes eagerly over the note.
When he had finished it he glanced at Henry, who then said,-- "Well, what is your opinion ?" "I know not what to say, Henry.

You know that my own advice to you has been to get rid of this place." "It has." "With the hope that the disagreeable affair connected with it now may remain connected with it as a house, and not with you and yours as a family." "It may be so." "There appears to me every likelihood of it." "I do not know," said Henry, with a shudder.

"I must confess, Marchdale, that to my own perceptions it seems more probable that the infliction we have experienced from the strange visitor, who seems now resolved to pester us with visits, will rather attach to a family than to a house.
The vampyre may follow us." "If so, of course the parting with the Hall would be a great pity, and no gain." "None in the least." "Henry, a thought has struck me." "Let's hear it, Marchdale." "It is this:--Suppose you were to try the experiment of leaving the Hall without selling it.

Suppose for one year you were to let it to some one, Henry." "It might be done." "Ay, and it might, with very great promise and candour, be proposed to this very gentleman, Sir Francis Varney, to take it for one year, to see how he liked it before becoming the possessor of it.