It would be a real opportunity for you." "I am afraid you will be very angry with me," said the witch presently in a hollow voice.

"If I was occult last night--I'm awfully sorry, but it must have been a fluke.

I seem to have said so much last night without knowing it.

I'm afraid I was showing off a little." The painful tears of confession were in her eyes, but she added, changing the subject: "Do you live alone ?" "Yes, absolutely," said Miss Ford.

"My friends call me a perfect hermit.
I hardly ever have visitors in my spare room, it makes so much work for my three maids." "I suppose you wouldn't care to divorce your three maids and come and live here," suggested the witch.