NOTE
Have you ever notice6 how often， xvhen the co~p~v，~ s ~~xx-
genial and the night ages， the subiect of haunting will crop
up， and how many apparently hard-headed people have had
some eerie experiehce?
Any ~host story finds in me a ready customer， though I
and gentlemen in buff coats. And naturally with my obsession
about houses I find the idea of a haunted house extremely at-
tractive， in theory， if not in practice. I would avoid one with
only the slightest dubious reputation as I would the plague.
In my day I have been a great house-hunter， not only for
myself， for friends， even strangers. Advice to house-hunters
who do not wish to share a home with something un-
seen Pretend otherwise， say wistfully that the place
would be perfect if only . . . Out will come the story of
something on the stairs， the door that opens of its own accord，
the room that is always cold. Then take to your heels. If no
such story is forthcoming， propose a second inspection， and
take a dog. Dogs have a keen perception of the uncanny.
I don t claim to be psychic; I have never seen， never wish
to see， anything or anybody who isn t there， but I am respon-
sive to atmosphere and once， at a moment when I
thought-Something odd! my dog companion， a stolid， very
brave dachshund， suddenly screamed and fled. Oddly enougl~
when later， I took him to the notorious Borley Rectory， he
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