Teddy Hefley looked forward to meet the new guests of the Hall’s when he entered the parlour to repair the clock. However, the strange man responded in a cold manner watching the clock-jobber constantly and never opening his mouth once. Henfrey deliberately tried to work slowly and prolong his stay in the room hoping to get into some sort of conservation with the strange man. The stranger’s constant gaze and absolute silence started getting on Hefley nerves. Still he tried to initiate a formal conversation by commenting on the biting cold weather. The stranger snubbed him at once and asked him to finish his work fast without any ‘humbugging’ (cheating).Teddy henfrey was left with no choice but to finish his work immediately and leave. However, he was in very bad mood when he left the room. Sleep that night. Her sleep was interrupted by strange dreams of huge white turnip-like heads with enormous eyes at the end of interminable heads haunting her. She was a sensible woman and so she tried to regain peace of mind by making a conscious effort to keep such thoughts away.