As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair
pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the
door after them.
Mrs Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that
the room was haunted by spirits, and that the stranger had somehow
caused these to enter into her furniture.
“My poor mother used to sit in that chair,” she moaned! To think it should
rise up against me now!
The feeling among the neighbours was that the trouble was caused by
witchcraft.”