After a few days, we heard that the Squire was arriving the next morning. I was not sorry. I lay in bed and thought about my mother, my sister, and our cat. The clock sounded midnight. I was wide awake and the room was black. I lay with my back to the door, looking at the opposite wall And then I saw a light on the wall in front of me. The light made shadows of my bed and the chair. The shadows danced on the wall and the ceiling"The house is on fire!" Ithought. I quickly looked over my shoulder. What was it? There was Madam Crowl. Her eyes were as wide as plates and she looked like the devil. There was a red light all around her, as if her dress was on fire. She came straight toward me with her pointed nails. I could not move. But she went straight