’Becausethehouseisfullofmysteriesandsecrets；becauseit’sfullofwhisperingsandcounsellings；becauseit’sfullofnoises。
Thereneverwassuchahousefornoises。Ishalldieof’em，ifJeremiahdon’tstranglemefirst。AsIexpecthewill。’
’Ihaveneverheardanynoiseshere，worthspeakingof。’
’Ah!Butyouwould，though，ifyoulivedinthehouse，andwasobligedtogoaboutitasIam，’saidAffery；’andyou’dfeelthattheywassowellworthspeakingof，thatyou’dfeelyouwasnighburstingthroughnotbeingallowedtospeakof’em。Here’sJeremiah!You’llgetmekilled。’
’MygoodAffery，IsolemnlydeclaretoyouthatIcanseethelightoftheopendooronthepavementofthehall，andsocouldyouifyouwoulduncoveryourfaceandlook。’