inquired whether we had had any experience of the reported
hauntings, of which, however, they could give us no details.

_February 24th, Wednesday._--Mr. "Z----" left early. (_N.B._--No
phenomena reported by any one during his visit; he himself slept
soundly in the "haunted" room, but does it the justice to
acknowledge that he "could sleep through an earthquake.")

Miss "N." (the daughter of a landowner of the district) arrived.

Mr. Garford (an old friend and excellent observer) came from
London. We sleep to-night as follows:--

In the wing, in the two rooms alleged by guests of the H----s
to be haunted, the Colonel and Mr. "Endell."

No. 1. Mr. Garford.
" 3. Mr. "Q." ("ghost-room"; he has just asked to be
removed from his former room in the wing).
" 4. Miss Langton.
" 5. Mrs. W----.
" 7. Miss "N."
" 8. Miss Moore, myself, and dog.

_February 25th, Thursday._--Mr. "Endell" reported this morning
having heard a sound he could in no way account for, which seems
to us to correspond with the "clanging" noise. We asked how he
would imitate it as to volume and quality, and he said that a
large iron kettle, about the size of the dinner-table (we are
dining eight), boiling violently, so that the lid was constantly
"wobbling," might produce it.

(_N.B._--Mr. "Endell's" opinion later is that a pavior's crowbar
heavily dropped, so as to produce a prolonged reverberation, is
a better illustration.)

Mr. Garford, who was not told that any sounds might be expected
in No. 1, says he was awakened by a violent banging at the door
of communication between Nos. 1 and 2 (No. 2 is empty). Mr.
"Endell," Mr. "Q.," and Miss Moore went up later in the day to
experiment on the door, and found that it would _open_ with the
slightest push. Mr. Garford had closed it on going to bed, and
found it closed in the morning. He had not been alarmed, and had
almost called out to his supposed visitors, before he remembered
supernormal possibilities. He described the sound as a muffled
bang, and in order to reproduce it to his satisfaction one of
the party held a thick rug on the inner side while another
hammered on the panels without.

Mr. "Q.'s" experiences in No. 3 will be reported by himself. The
groans which he heard coming from No. 2 some of our party
suggested might have been made in slee