"Look! there's the man, that's living with Madame Stiffin's Ghost!"

I turned, and in the lamplight, distinctly I could see,

A woman's dexter finger, was indicating me!

"He's living as a lodger, above the second floor

Of yonder house, that's haunted, with double-knockered door,

Look! isn't he a cough-drop? it's only such a scare,

Would live in such a lodging, with Madam Stiffin there!"

I never felt so worried at anything before!

Could scarcely find the keyhole of double-knockered door,

And up the stairs I tottered, as in a walking trance,