The landlord and his wife were up very early. They were surprised to see the scientist's room widely open. Usually it was shut and locked. They decided to investigate. They peeped round the door but found nobody. In the room, the bed clothes were cold. That proved that Griffin had woken up quite early. They found the clothes and bandages that he always wore lying about the room. All of a sudden, Mrs. Hall heard a sniff very close to her ear. A moment later the hat leapt up from the bedpost. It dashed itself into Mrs. Hall's face. Then the bedroom chair started moving. She and her husband turned away in terror. The “extraordinary chair' pushed both of them out of the room. Then the door was shut and locked after them. Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs. She was very nervous and confused. She was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits. The stranger, Griffin had caused those spirits to enter into her furniture. Her mother used to sit in the chair which rose up against her. The feeling among the neighbours was that the trouble was caused by witchcraft.