of the others did not hear the noise,
but I heard and saw nothing when I went out of my room to see
what it was.

"I should add, that in this case, as well as in the former one,
I was awake when the noise occurred. If I had heard these noises
in any other house I would not have thought of noticing them,
but it might be curious to see if they are the same that have
been heard in that room already."

After breakfast I heard of a great excitement among the
servants, and taking Miss Langton with me, to serve as witness
and to take notes, I interviewed separately the three concerned,
as well as the cook, to whom they had told the story also. It is
worth while to mention that I have several times heard the
kitchenmaid complained of as lacking in respect for her
betters--in scoffing at their reports of phenomena. Only
yesterday Mrs. Robinson told me she had not mentioned several
things (bell-ringing, a knock at her door, &c.) because it upset
her authority in the kitchen to exhibit interest in such things.

All the stories were consistent, and no cross-questioning upset
the evidence. They were distinctly in earnest.

The three maids and a temporary servant, M----, belonging to the
district, went up to their rooms about 10.30. The two housemaids
sleep together [in Z], Lizzie, the kitchenmaid, separately, in a
room adjoining [in Y]. Directly after getting into bed all heard
knockings, and they called out between the rooms to each other.
Lizzie stayed awake, and looking up towards the ceiling had what
sounds like a hypna-gogic hallucination, of a cloud which
changed rapidly in colour, shape, and size, and alarmed her
greatly. Then she felt her clothes pulled off, but thought this
might be accidental, and tucked them in. Then she was sure they
were pulled off again, and screamed to the other maids. Neither
dared go to her, her screams were so terrifying; but they
finally opened the door of communication between the rooms, and
Carter went to fetch the temporary assistant from the other end
of the corridor, "because she was such a good-living girl"
(particular about fasting in Lent, I gather). The three then
returned for the kitchenmaid, and all spent the night in the
housemaid's room.

The upper housemaid went to Miss Langton's room this morning, I
hear, much upset and crying, and there can be no doubt of the