Shortly she entered the house， and banishing at once the occurrence from her mind， she did not give it a second thought. At night， however， while she was waiting to go to bed， she suddenly heard a sound like a rap at the door. A band of men boisterously cried out： "We are messengers， deputed by the worthy magistrate of this district， and come to summon one of you to an enquiry."
Feng Su， upon hearing these words， fell into such a terrible consternation that his eyes stared wide and his mouth gaped.
What calamity was impending is not as yet ascertained， but， reader， listen to the explanation contained in the next chapter.
the spirit of Mrs. Chia Shih-yin departs from the town of Yang Chou. Leng Tzu-hsing dilates upon the Jung Kuo Mansion.