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The landlord’s wife, Mrs. Hall accepted that her new guest was a strange
scientist and was ready to excuse his temper and habits as he had paid her in
advance. Then the time came when his money was over and he had no ready
cash available for further payment at the Inn. He had to pretend that he was
waiting for a cheque which could arrive at any moment. Then something really
strange happened.
The clergyman and his wife were awakened by some noises in their study
room.

When they were coming downstairs, they could hear the sound of money
being taken from the clergy man’s desk. The clergyman held a metal rod in his
hand and flung the door open and as soon as he opened the door, he said
“surrender” as he thought he had caught the thief.

Affair- an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has
previously been referred to.
Furious- extremely angry.
Peeped-look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow
opening.
Sniff- draw up air audibly through the nose to detect a smell, to stop it
running, or to express contempt.
Leapt- jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
Terror- extreme fear.
Slam- shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.
Hysterics- a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction
Moaned- make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering
Witchcraft- the practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells.
To their surprise, they couldn't see anyone. They looked under the desk,
behind the curtains and also up the chimney but the person was nowhere to
be seen. Yet the desk had been opened and the housekeeping money was
gone. Then the clergyman kept on saying “Extraordinary affair” the whole day
because he was shocked by the incident. But the things that happened with
Mrs. Hall’s furniture were much more fascinating. Mrs. Hall and her husband
woke up very early and were surprised as the door to the guest room was
open.

Usually, his room’s door remained closed and locked. He used to get very
angry if anyone tried entering his room. It was an opportunity and Mrs. Hall did
not want to miss it. They decided to investigate when they saw that nobody
was inside the room. His bed sheets were cold which showed that he must
have been up for a while and also, all the bandages that he used to tie around
his face were lying around the room. Suddenly, Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close to
her ear and Griffin’s hat that was lying on the bedpost flung towards Mrs. Hall
and hit her on her face.

Then the chair in the room dashed itself, hitting Mrs. Hall on her legs. As they
got scared, Mrs. Hall and her husband were going out of the room when the