them was much dis-[36] turbed by noises which he at- or spirits, tributed to "zombi" but which really were the whistling of the wind and the hissing of one of the strong fumaroles. The man had never before been on the summit of the Soufrière and every strange sound ap- pealed strongly to his vivid imagination - He felt better when he had hung his blanket over the only window in the hut to pre- vent the zombi from coming in, though he had to sleep cold to pay for his precaution. For- forms terribly terribly the doorway, which could not be closed, pro- vided ventilation during the while we slept night. The temperature dropped to