Question

What strange happening surprised Mr & Mrs Hall in the stranger's room?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\sf{Getting \: up \: very \: early \: in \: the \: morning \: the \: landlord \: \: and \: his \: wife \: found \: the \: door } \\ \sf{of \: the \: scientist \: wide \: open. \: Usually \: it \: remained \: shut \: and \: locked \: and \: he \: was \: furious \: } \\ \sf{ \: to \: find \: anyone \: entering \: his \: room. \: They \: thoroughly \: investigated \: the \: room \: and \: found} \\ \sf{to \: their \: surprise \: that \: the \: clothes \: and \: bandages \: that \:he \: always \:wore \: were \: lying \: about \: } \\ \sf{in \: the \: room \: . \: All \: of \: a \: sudden \: Mrs. \: Hall \: heard \: a \: sniff \: close \: to \: her \: ear. \: A \: moment \: later \: the} \\ \sf{hat \: on \: the \: bed \: post \: leapt \: up \: and \: dashed \: itself \: into \: her \: face. \: Then \: bedroom \: chair \: } \\ \sf{became \: alive. \: It \: sprang \: into \: the \: air \: and \: charged \: straight \: at \: her \: legs. \: As \: she \: and \: her} \\ \sf{husband \: turned \: away \: in \: terror \: the \: chair \: pushed \: them \: out \: of \: the \: room. \: Then \: the \: door} \\ \sf{slammed \: and \: locked \: after \: them. \: Mrs. \: Hall \: was \: about \: to \: fall \: out \: of \: panic. \: She \: thought } \\ \sf{ \: that \: the \: room \: was \: haunted \: by \: spirits \: and \: the \: stranger \:had \: somehow \: caused \: those \: enter } \\ \sf{into \:her \: furniture \: .She \: was \: almost \: in \: hysterics. \: Mrs. \: Hall \: lamented \: that \: her \: poor \: mother } \\ \sf{used \: to \: sit \: in \: that \: chair.}$