They would make me start, I feel sure.

From what I've been told, they seem to come from nowhere.

It is practically an unseen spectre who has the rather unusual gift of speech." It was on the tip of her tongue to explain how, on the previous night, she had actually listened to the Whispers.

But she refrained.

She recognised that, though he would not admit it, he was nevertheless superstitious of ill results following the hearing of those weird whisperings.