And on April 17th:  “The noises and disturbances have been much quieter of late, in fact have almost ceased pro tem....  We have not heard the loud bang as yet.  Knocks on the wall, a sawing noise, and a droning and a wailing are all we have heard.  The droning and the wailing, some whistling, and apparent attempts at a whisper, all up in the attic, may have been due either to the wind or birds.  They were not distinct enough to be evidential, though they were just audible to all of us.  The sawing noise was more distinct.  I think I will go to the attic about 3 A.M. to-night to see if anything more can be heard.  Most of the noises occur then, or else at 6 A.M.  Mr. Campbell has heard a dragging along the floor in his bedroom, No. 3.  I have heard, like many others, the knocking on the wall, but for the last two nights things have been quiet.

“April 20th.—­There has been nothing here for me to do as a physicist, and I return home tomorrow, but nevertheless the phenomena, taken as a whole, have been most interesting....  I know that you are hearing from Mr. Myers the details of our sittings....  There is certainly an interregnum of noises, the last three nights having been undisturbed. [After describing recent seances with Miss ‘K——.’] I write just as if what we have been told were true.[F] The cessation of the noises may of course be merely a temporary lull as before, and they may break out again....”

On April 22nd, he wrote to Miss Freer “The sounds are not very strong, and latterly there has been one of your interregna in the noises, but still we heard some of them; only knocks, however, except once a low droning, a sawing noise, and a whistling whisper.  Some of the raps seemed intelligent, but there was nothing to investigate on the physical side....”

And in another note, undated:—­

“There has been nothing capable of being photographed.  The sounds are objective though not impressive....  I have seen nothing to suggest electricity or magnetism, or any of the ordinary physical agents in connection with the disturbances; but the noises are so momentary and infrequent, that they give no real scope for continued examination.”

Professor Lodge left on April 21st, and Mr. Myers on April 22nd; but Miss “K——­,” with Mr. Campbell, remained alone till the morning of Monday 26th, and on the afternoon of the same day Lord and Lady Bute arrived, and stayed till Wednesday 28th.  Mr. MacP——­, who came with them, was obliged by previous engagements to leave next morning.

They slept in the wing, and nothing occurred during their visit so far as they were concerned.