I wanted to see the old lady. I couldn't stop myself. I went I quietly up to the bed. I put my hand between the curtains. waited a while, but everything was as quiet as death. I opened the curtains. There was Madam Crowl. She wore expensive clothes of silver and red, with gold around her neck and on her fingers. She had a big white wig on her head and high silver shoes on her feet. There was thick makeup on her old, lined face. Her long fingernails were cut into points. take my eyes I had never seen anything like her. I couldn't off her. Suddenly she opened her eyes and sat up. She turned to me and put her feet down on the floor. She was looking right at me, with her face up close to mine. She had two big glassy eyes, a horrible smile, and long yellow teeth She pointed her fingers at me at me"Why did you say I killed the boy?" she screamed me, her I walked back, away from her. She came toward sound fingers close to my throat. She was making a strange with her tongue. would die if she touched Her fingers came closer. I thought I moment my me. I walked backward into the corner. At that screamed in aunt shouted and the old lady turned to her. I terror. I ran past the old woman, down the stairs, and into the housekeeper's room. I ran into Mrs. Wyvern's arms. When I had stopped crying, I told her my story. She laughed at first. But when I repeated the old lady's question, her face changed. After that, my aunt or Mrs. Wyvern always stayed with me in Madam Crowl's room. I could not stay there alone. Madam A few days later Mrs. Wyvern told me about Crowl's history. said Mrs. Wyvern, "Madam About seventy years ago died Crowl married 10 Crowl. The Squires first wife had nine Squire This boy was about the year before and left him a son.