A burglary takes place at the vicarage. Mrs. Bunting, the vicar’s wife, wakes up at the sound of bare feet walking through her house. She wakes her husband and they went down and heard someone searching in their study. 

Mr. Bunting armed himself with the poker and went after the burglar. Mr. Bunting moved towards the study cautiously. They could hear the rustle of papers. Then a candle was lit in the study. Mr. Bunting was now near the study. From the crack of the door he could see the open drawers and the lit candle, but there was no burglar.

Then they heard the clink of money and realising that the robber had found the gold coins, Mr. Bunting barged into the room. They were certain that someone was there, but there was no one visible in the study. They searched the room and found the money gone. At that moment there was a sneeze in the passage. Mr. Bunting ran towards the passage. He heard the kitchen door being opened. The couple kept staring but they could see no one. There was not a soul in the house.