“You may depend on it that we’ll not go near the room,” pledged Merry instantly.
“And should you hear strange sounds in the night there will be no cause for alarm. Pay no attention to anything you may hear. That is all. I shall return before you leave in the morning.”
She then bade them good night in a pleasant manner, and, being dressed for the street and still heavily veiled, left at once.
“More mystery!” grunted Browning, as they were once more gathered in the big room upstairs.
“A room with a bub-bub-bub-black door!” exploded Gamp.
“Und stranch noises may hear us in der nighdt!” cried Dunnerwurst. “Poys, you vos indo a haunted house!”
“La! la!” said Jack Ready easily. “I am ne’er disturbed by departed spirits. They alarm me not.”
“Why did she go out to-night?” questioned Hodge.
“It is my idea,” laughed Frank, “that we will occupy about all the beds in the house. Quite likely she went out to find a place to sleep. I feel guilty over it, but she insisted that we were putting her to no inconvenience.”
“And prevaricated like a lady,” said Ready.