\"Condemned，\"saidtheghost，\"toshaveaconstantchangeofcustomers——now，me——now，ayoungman——now，thyselfasthouart——now，thyfather——now，thygrandfather；condemned，too，toliedownwithaskeletoneverynight，andtorisewithiteverymorning——\"
（Ishudderedonhearingthisdismalannouncement。）
\"Barber！Pursueme！\"
Ihadfelt，evenbeforethewordswereuttered，thatIwasunderaspelltopursuethephantom。Iimmediatelydidso，andwasinMasterB。’sroomnolonger。
Mostpeopleknowwhatlongandfatiguingnightjourneyshadbeenforceduponthewitcheswhousedtoconfess，andwho，nodoubt，toldtheexacttruth——particularlyastheywerealwaysassistedwithleadingquestions，andtheTorturewasalwaysready。Iasseveratethat，duringmyoccupationofMasterB。’sroom，Iwastakenbytheghostthathauntedit，onexpeditionsfullyaslongandwildasanyofthose。Assuredly，Iwaspresentedtonoshabbyoldmanwithagoat’shornsandtail（somethingbetweenPanandanoldclothesman），holdingconventionalreceptions，asstupidasthoseofreallifeandlessdecent；but，Icameuponotherthingswhichappearedtometohavemoremeaning。