“You mean your sister…?”
“I would suggest that you do not mention this to my sister, Mr Grubb,” he said, interrupting. “Unless you wish to be considered a madman, as my sister considers me!”
“And has anyone ever speculated what the source of this visitation might be?” I hoped that I did not appear cowardly in asking, but I don’t think I can be blamed in wanting confirmation that no rotting corpse lay beneath the floorboards where I slept, scheming from beyond the grave for bloody vengeance.
“Family legend has it that Oaklight Hall is cursed, dating back to when the hall was an abbey. A monk was punished by being bricked up alive somewhere. All the family’s problems are said to be caused by it. Unfortunately, no record survives to tell what transgression would have brought about such a d
