Chapters 9 & 10 Summary

Miranda grows lonely while waiting for Wysteria's recovery. She must tend to the Manor by herself and take care of the Hounds. She grows lonely and feels the gloom of the Manor closing in on her. It makes many noises in Wysteria's absence. Dr. Mead was not able to visit regularly, so Miranda often had no one to talk to at all. However, one day Dr. Mead sent his nurse, Miss Moreland, to check on Miranda and bring her some food. Miss Moreland refused to enter the Manor and explained to Miranda, on Miranda's request, that the House was indeed cursed and that its purported fortunes had taken hold of many in the town. She claimed that Captain Barrows had no killed himself, as many in the town wanted to believe. Miss Moreland believed that Wysteria had killed him and that Dr. Mead...