t repeated. The second
night the talking and footsteps were both heard when first we
went up; and once, shortly after all was still, early in the
night. Nevertheless we again both of us slept very badly
indeed--I may say that except from about 6 to 8 A.M. I slept
very little either night. I should say that all through both
nights I frequently heard the owls hooting--both the tawny owl
and another, which I think was the little owl; the former on one
occasion was very close to the window, and any one with a vivid
imagination or unacquainted with the cry of the owl (and,
strange as it may seem, a country-bred girl, staying at L----
the other day, did _not_ know the owls' cry when she heard it),
might well take it for shrieks."

_N.B._--No one ever heard shrieks during Colonel Taylor's tenancy at
B----.

"The third night, as I have said, we were in No. 8, and both of
us slept like tops, and heard or saw nothing.

"One morning, in the smoking-room in the east wing, I heard
voices which _seemed_ to come from above, but which I am
convinced were from the kitchen beneath.

"As you know, 'Ishbel' was not kind enough to show herself to
me....

"_P.S._--I wrote the above without reading over my wife's
account. I have only to add that I had none of the uncomfortable
sensations she talks of. Bodily and mentally I was comfortable
all night. Nor was I in the least restless--only wakeful. But
for the noises, B---- certainly strikes one as a very unghostly
house."

_April 3rd, Saturday._--Miss Langton and I heard footsteps
walking up and down overhead at dinner-time last night, in No.
7, a room which is not in use. We looked at each other, but did
not at first say anything, on account of the presence of the
servants. After it had gone on for at least ten minutes, I asked
the butler if he had heard them. He at once said, "Yes, and
might he go and see if any one were about?" We heard him go
upstairs and open the door of the room, and walk across it, but
his step was quite different from the sound we had heard. He
came back saying, "The housemaid had been in to draw the blind
down since we had been at dinner." I have questioned her since,
and she says she simply went in and out again--was not there
half a minute.

About four o'clock this afternoon, Miss Langton ran in from the
garden where we were gathering fi