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‘Do we close our eyes?’ whispered Rona.

‘I can’t see anything in this room anyway,’ complained Harold. ‘Couldn’t we put a few more lamps on?’

‘No,’ said Rendell, shortly. ‘Rona, keep your eyes open, otherwise you won’t be able to see the glass. Now. I must have absolute silence.’

Midge could hear the breath whistling through Gloria’s nose.

‘Spirits!’ called Rendell. ‘Can you hear me? Will you show yourselves?’

Chapter11

Extract fromThey Do It With Stringspodcast

‘The Tin House’: Episode One

Gloria:The candle flickered, did anyone else see that?

Dr Mortimer:This heap of a house is full of draughts. I’ve had the fire on in our room since we got here.

Rendell [loudly]:Are you there? Show yourselves, spirits.

[A creaking noise, heavy breathing, a chair pushed back]

Harold:What’s going on? It’s got cold all of a sudden. Can anyone else feel that?

Rendell:Shhh. Sit back down and put your finger on the glass. The spirits are here.

[Glass rattling audibly]

[Sudden outburst of screaming]

Noah:Someone is coming.

Rona:I can feel something, the glass is vibrating.

Rendell:Keep your fingers on!

Dr Mortimer:Someone’s pushing it.

Rendell:Who is this? Make yourself known.

[Glass scrapes across the wood]

Harold:Oh my God!

Rona:‘B. E...’ I think it’s spelling a name.

Gloria:‘T. H.’

[The noise of the glass stops abruptly]

Harold:‘Beth’!

Rendell:Does anyone here know a BETH?

Rona:My cousin. She’s called Beth.

[A small pause]

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