“To my room last night about 11 P.M.  Loud thuds on the floor above me, and a heavy thud against the door dividing my room (No. 1) from the dressing-room beyond (No. 2).  I went out and listened at the servants’ staircase.  They were talking, but not moving about. [I learnt on inquiry that they were all in bed by 10.30.—­A.G.F.] I went to sleep immediately after I got to bed, but woke up later with a violent start, as if by a loud noise, though I heard nothing.  I waited a few minutes and then looked at my watch.  It was 12.30.  I heard voices talking pretty loud.  I was awake over three-quarters of an hour, then slept till 5.30.”

   Mr. B. S——­ was out fishing with Mr. T——­ in the morning, and
   came in to lunch and again to dinner.  In the evening I had a
   good deal of talk with him.

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This afternoon Mrs. ——­, a lady well acquainted with the neighbourhood, came to tea.  She asked me about the hauntings, and said they were matter of common talk in the district.  She also told me that in the late Mr. S——­’s time it had been alleged that the disturbances were intentional annoyances, though she agreed it was rather a sustained effort.

I also called to say “good-bye” to Mrs. S.——­, to whom I remarked that, though I could not doubt the existence of phenomena at B——­, we had been most comfortable, and had greatly liked the place.

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   Early this morning (I am still sleeping in No. 5) I heard the
   familiar crash under the dome.  It was about 2.30.  Mr. T——­ said
   at breakfast that he had heard it too.

   Wednesday 7th.—­Mr. T——­ writes under this date:—­

“To bed about eleven.  To sleep at once.  Awakened at 2.30 by a terrific crash, and the sound of voices.  A little later I heard light raps at the foot of my door, as if a dog had wagged his tail against it.  Looked out, saw nothing; very disturbed night.”

April 8th, Thursday.—­Mr. T——­ writes, “Woke last night at 12.30.  Heard nothing, but slept very badly.  I may mention that I am, as a rule, a very sound sleeper, and as I had taken a lot of exercise every day—­fishing, shooting, cycling, and walking, from breakfast-time to dark—­there was no reason why I should not sleep.”

Mr. T——­ had been out the whole of this day with the keepers—­heather burning—­and was obviously “dead tired” when he went to bed.  It is curious that even when not disturbed, he should have slept so badly, but sleepless and nameless discomfort has assailed most persons in No. 1, though the room is large and airy.