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"
I
knew
Pinkerton
would
do
it
,
"
he
exclaimed
,
triumphantly
,
as
he
looked
round
at
his
admiring
family
;
but
no
sooner
had
he
said
these
words
than
a
terrible
flash
of
lightning
lit
up
the
sombre
room
,
a
fearful
peal
of
thunder
made
them
all
start
to
their
feet
,
and
Mrs.
Umney
fainted
.
"
What
a
monstrous
climate
!
"
said
the
American
Minister
,
calmly
,
as
he
lit
a
long
cheroot
.
"
I
guess
the
old
country
is
so
overpopulated
that
they
have
not
enough
decent
weather
for
everybody
.
I
have
always
been
of
opinion
that
emigration
is
the
only
thing
for
England
.
"
"
My
dear
Hiram
,
"
cried
Mrs.
Otis
,
"
what
can
we
do
with
a
woman
who
faints
?
"
"
Charge
it
to
her
like
breakages
,
"
answered
the
Minister
;
"
she
wo
n't
faint
after
that
;
"
and
in
a
few
moments
Mrs.
Umney
certainly
came
to
.
There
was
no
doubt
,
however
,
that
she
was
extremely
upset
,
and
she
sternly
warned
Mr.
Otis
to
beware
of
some
trouble
coming
to
the
house
.
"
I
have
seen
things
with
my
own
eyes
,
sir
,
"
she
said
,
"
that
would
make
any
Christian
's
hair
stand
on
end
,
and
many
and
many
a
night
I
have
not
closed
my
eyes
in
sleep
for
the
awful
things
that
are
done
here
.
"
Mr.
Otis
,
however
,
and
his
wife
warmly
assured
the
honest
soul
that
they
were
not
afraid
of
ghosts
,
and
,
after
invoking
the
blessings
of
Providence
on
her
new
master
and
mistress
,
and
making
arrangements
for
an
increase
of
salary
,
the
old
housekeeper
tottered
off
to
her
own
room
.
The
storm
raged
fiercely
all
that
night
,
but
nothing
of
particular
note
occurred
.
The
next
morning
,
however
,
when
they
came
down
to
breakfast
,
they
found
the
terrible
stain
of
blood
once
again
on
the
floor
.
"
I
do
n't
think
it
can
be
the
fault
of
the
Paragon
Detergent
,
"
said
Washington
,
"
for
I
have
tried
it
with
everything
.
It
must
be
the
ghost
.
"
He
accordingly
rubbed
out
the
stain
a
second
time
,
but
the
second
morning
it
appeared
again
.
The
third
morning
also
it
was
there
,
though
the
library
had
been
locked
up
at
night
by
Mr.
Otis
himself
,
and
the
key
carried
up-stairs
.
The
whole
family
were
now
quite
interested
;
Mr.
Otis
began
to
suspect
that
he
had
been
too
dogmatic
in
his
denial
of
the
existence
of
ghosts
,
Mrs.
Otis
expressed
her
intention
of
joining
the
Psychical
Society
,
and
Washington
prepared
a
long
letter
to
Messrs.
Myers
and
Podmore
on
the
subject
of
the
Permanence
of
Sanguineous
Stains
when
connected
with
Crime
.
That
night
all
doubts
about
the
objective
existence
of
phantasmata
were
removed
for
ever
.
The
day
had
been
warm
and
sunny
;
and
,
in
the
cool
of
the
evening
,
the
whole
family
went
out
to
drive
.
They
did
not
return
home
till
nine
o'clock
,
when
they
had
a
light
supper
.
The
conversation
in
no
way
turned
upon
ghosts
,
so
there
were
not
even
those
primary
conditions
of
receptive
expectations
which
so
often
precede
the
presentation
of
psychical
phenomena
.
The
subjects
discussed
,
as
I
have
since
learned
from
Mr.
Otis
,
were
merely
such
as
form
the
ordinary
conversation
of
cultured
Americans
of
the
better
class
,
such
as
the
immense
superiority
of
Miss
Fanny
Devonport
over
Sarah
Bernhardt
as
an
actress
;
the
difficulty
of
obtaining
green
corn
,
buckwheat
cakes
,
and
hominy
,
even
in
the
best
English
houses
;
the
importance
of
Boston
in
the
development
of
the
world-soul
;
the
advantages
of
the
baggage-check
system
in
railway
travelling
;
and
the
sweetness
of
the
New
York
accent
as
compared
to
the
London
drawl
.
No
mention
at
all
was
made
of
the
supernatural
,
nor
was
Sir
Simon
de
Canterville
alluded
to
in
any
way
.
At
eleven
o'clock
the
family
retired
,
and
by
half-past
all
the
lights
were
out
.
Some
time
after
,
Mr.
Otis
was
awakened
by
a
curious
noise
in
the
corridor
,
outside
his
room
.
It
sounded
like
the
clank
of
metal
,
and
seemed
to
be
coming
nearer
every
moment
.
He
got
up
at
once
,
struck
a
match
,
and
looked
at
the
time
.
It
was
exactly
one
o'clock
.
He
was
quite
calm
,
and
felt
his
pulse
,
which
was
not
at
all
feverish
.
The
strange
noise
still
continued
,
and
with
it
he
heard
distinctly
the
sound
of
footsteps
.
He
put
on
his
slippers
,
took
a
small
oblong
phial
out
of
his
dressing-case
,
and
opened
the
door
.
Right
in
front
of
him
he
saw
,
in
the
wan
moonlight
,
an
old
man
of
terrible
aspect
.
His
eyes
were
as
red
burning
coals
;
long
grey
hair
fell
over
his
shoulders
in
matted
coils
;
his
garments
,
which
were
of
antique
cut
,
were
soiled
and
ragged
,
and
from
his
wrists
and
ankles
hung
heavy
manacles
and
rusty
gyves
.
"
My
dear
sir
,
"
said
Mr.
Otis
,
"
I
really
must
insist
on
your
oiling
those
chains
,
and
have
brought
you
for
that
purpose
a
small
bottle
of
the
Tammany
Rising
Sun
Lubricator
.
It
is
said
to
be
completely
efficacious
upon
one
application
,
and
there
are
several
testimonials
to
that
effect
on
the
wrapper
from
some
of
our
most
eminent
native
divines
.
I
shall
leave
it
here
for
you
by
the
bedroom
candles
,
and
will
be
happy
to
supply
you
with
more
,
should
you
require
it
.
"
With
these
words
the
United
States
Minister
laid
the
bottle
down
on
a
marble
table
,
and
,
closing
his
door
,
retired
to
rest
.
