The landlord and his wife were surprised to see the door of scientist' room open. Usually it is shut and locked and Griffin becomes furious if anyone enters his room. So They did not want to miss this opportunity . They peeped round the door, and finding nobody inside , decide to enter and investigate. The bedclothes were cold, showing that the scientist must have been up for some time now. All of a sudden Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. A moment later the hat on the bed suddenly leapt up and dashed itself onto her face. Then the bedroom chair became alive. Springing into the air, it charged straight at her legs . As she and her husband turn away in *****, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them. Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was, by now, convinced that the room was haunted by sprits and the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into the furniture.
