. Anoilwickwassetin the bathroom.Forbleak,unadulteratedmiserythatdâk‐bungalowwas the worstof the manythatIhadeversetfootin.Therewasnofireplace, and the windowswouldnotopen;soabrazierofcharcoalwouldhavebeen The PhantomRickshaw and Other Ghost Stories25useless. The rain and the wind splashed and gurgled and moanedround the house, and the toddy palms rattled and roared.. indeed the laughingcoolieson the Mallbelow.Ilunchedat the Club, and atfouro‘clockwanderedaimlesslydown the Mallin the vaguehopeofmeeting Kitty. Close to the Band‐stand the black and white. dâk‐bungalowsthattheremustbeafairpercentageoflunaticghosts.InduetimeIfoundmy ghost, orghostsrather,forthereweretwoofthem.UptillthathourIhadsympathizedwithMr.Besant‘smethod The PhantomRickshaw and Other Ghost Stories24ofhandlingthem,asshownin The StrangeCaseofMr.Lucraft and OtherStories.”Iamnowin the Opposition.Wewillcall the bungalowKatmaldâk‐bungalow.ButTHATwas the smallestpartof the horror.Amanwithasensitivehidehasnorighttosleepindâk‐bungalows.Heshouldmarry.Katmaldâk‐bungalowwasold and rotten and unrepaired. The floorwasofwornbrick, the wallswerefilthy, and the windowswerenearlyblackwithgrime.Itstood...