Andrew D. Gable said:
Lord Townsend nods. All four of you are seated in the parlor, swapping stories of times old and new. "As I say, Trevor, things have been dreadfully dull around here. Not interesting like I'm sure they are in London. Only interesting matter," he says, "is that there seems to be a thief about. Jukes' dog vanished a few days ago." Jukes is the groundskeeper, Trevor explains. "Some of the servants are bringing up the old curse supposedly put on your family by that witch all those years ago.