"Everyone has heard of that house. You know the one I mean. The big one. The one that sits on top of the hill and overlooks the town. The haunted one, steeped in rummers and whisperings. Yes, that's the one. Well, I bought it last year at the beginning of fall. It had been my goal since childhood, and I also thought it was a remarkable financial deal. I may have been wrong."
Alister Prescott dreamed of purchasing the House on Poland Hill all of his life. He had been eager to know everything about the house. When he finally bought it, he found out he didn't really know anything at all.
