Malcom, a university student, was looking for a quiet place to study. He found an isolated town called Benchurch and stayed at an inn. He later rented a house that was feared in the town due to a corrupt judge who had lived there strangling his victims. At night, Malcom would hear the squeaking of rats. Strange events began occurring, with the rats becoming silent and a large bell rope moving on its own. The doctor explained the judge's past crimes. Malcom experienced further paranormal events involving the judge and managed to ring the bell for help, but was already dead by the time others arrived.

1. Malcom, a universitywaslookingforaquietplace tostudy,it wasfoundthat place a few
kilometers,there isanalmostdesolate townBenchurch.Atfirsthe wasstayingat an inncalled
The Good Traveler,knowingthere wasagoodlady,Mrs. Withamwho wasverysuperstitious,and
whowas takinghimfondly.Shortlyafterleavingthe innwasandwasby goingto an evenmore
isolatedplace,aknownandfearedthroughoutthe townhouse.Assistsinthathouse Mrs.
Dempster,whowasa skeptical womanbutverygoodperson.Malcomwas alsoskeptical,andI
was doingverywell inthathouse,where the onlynoise thatwasperceivedwasthe squeakof rats
at night.Malcom wasstudyinga lotand wasaddictedto tea.Althoughhe didnotbelieveinghosts
I notice somethingverystrange thateverynightata specifictime the ratswere silentand
especiallywiththe infernal eyesdownthe rope of abell thatwas foundinthe room where he was
stayingandI was sat at himin a chair nexttothe fireplace;Malcomscaredherthe firstnightwith
a pokerand to leave the ratsquealswere resumedthe nextdaytellsall toMrs. Withamwhowas
frighteningbecause he thinkshe'sademon,butthe kidislaughingbecause he doesnotbelieve in
those things;butthe nextnightithappensagainthe same eventbutthistime he throwsbooks,
but the onlyone whomanagesto give youisinthe Bible andthe nextdaytellswhathappenedto
Mrs. Witham andthe doctor.The doctor tellshimthatin thiscas livedacorrupt judge whowas
stranglinghisvictimswithrope where downthe rat.The doctorwas doingpromise thatyouwould
not take that night,he wouldgoto sleepearlyandthatwouldtouchthe bell if something
happened;butthatnight,coldand stormy,stepsomethingdifferentratswere quietbutthe
largestnonestavointhe chair and soonafterwas realizingthatthe rat to noise andcut the rope
of the bell,wastryingto catch but not he couldand wasrealizingthatone of the picturesof the
room onwhichwas portrayedthe judge wasblankandwhenI turn himself saw the judge sittingin
the chair withthe same infernal rateyes.The judge corneredhimashe had cut the loopof the bell
couldnot askfor helpandendthe judge chokesandtiesinthe tie that remainedof the bell and
but made himswayand rang the bell,butuponarrival the townsfolktohisaidhe was already
dead
Malcom, ununiversitarioque estababuscandounlugartranquiloparaestudiar,se encontróun
lugara pocoskilómetrosde casa,unpueblocasi vacioBenchurch.Al principiose alojoenuna
posadallamada"El BuenViajero",habiaunabuenaseñora,laseñoradueñadel hotel,que eramuy
supersticiosa,yle estabatomandocariño.
al otro diasaliode la posada,estababuscandounacasa donde quedarse parapoderestudiar,yal
final de lacalle encontroesacasa que pareciatenebrosaperoel noera supersticiosaasi que
decidiohacerle unavisitaal abogadode laciudady rentar lacasa, le pago la rentade la casa y el le
diolas llavesde lacasa.

2. fue a la posadaa guardar sus librosparapoderir a lacasa, despuésde salirde laposaday fue a un
lugaraún más aislado,unconocidoyque estabamuy temidoentodala casa de la ciudad.
la señorale comentoque enesacasa estabanpasandocosas extrañas,yaque el juezque estuvo
viviendoahi,ahorcoalosdelicuentesahi ensucasa
Malcom era escéptico,estabamuybienenesacasa,donde el único ruidoque se estaba
percibiendo erael chirridode ratas por lanoche.
Malcom estabaestudiandomuchoyeraadicto al té.
Aunque nocreía enlos fantasmasestabanotandoalgomuyextrañoque cada noche enun
momentoespecíficolasratasestabanensilencioysobre todounacon losojosinfernalesque
estababajandopor lacuerda de una campana que se encontrabaenla habitacióndonde se
alojabay el estabasentadoenunasillajuntoa lachimenea;
Malcom la asustóla primeranoche conun libroypara salirde la rata gritóse reanudaronal día
siguiente dice todoalaseñorade la limpiezaque estabaasustandoporqueellaestabapensando
que esun demonio,peroel chicose estáriendoporque nocree enesascosas; Perola noche
siguiente sucede de nuevoel mismoevento,peroestavezlanzalibros,el ultimolibroque lanzole
logradar perola rata corre y se mete enel agujerode la pared y al día siguiente cuentaloque le
sucedióala señorade la limpiezayal médico.
El médicole dice que enestacasa vivióunjuezcorruptoque estuvoestrangulandoasusvíctimas
con cuerdadonde bajabala rata. El médicole estabahaciendolapromesade que notomariaesa
noche,se iriaa dormirtempranoyque estariatocandola campana si algo estuvierapasando.
Peroesanoche,frío y tempestuoso,pasoalgodiferente rataserantranquilasperoel másgrande
no estabaenla sillaypoco despuésse diocuentade que larata estaba haciendoruidoyestaba
cortandola cuerda de la campana,estabatratando de atrapar perono podía y estaba.
se estabadando cuentade que una de las fotosde la habitaciónenlaque se retrataba al juez
,estabaponiendoenblancoycuandovolteovioal juezsentadoenlasillaconlosmismosojosde
rata infernal.
El juezloestabaacorralando,comoestabacortado el lazode la campanano podía pedirayuday
acabar con el juezestranguladoryestuvotratandoenel lazoque quedabade la campanay, sin
embargo,lohizooscilary tocó lacampana, peroal llegarlospobladoresasuYa estabamuerto

3. Malcom, a youngman whowas lookingforaquietplace to study,foundaplace a few kilometers
fromhome,a village almostemptyBenchurch.AtfirstIstayedinaninncalled"The Good
Voyager"hada good lady,the ladyownerof the hotel,whichwasverysuperstitious,andhe was
takinghoney.
The nextday I leftthe inn,waslookingfora place tostay to study,and at the endof the street
foundthat house seemeddarkbutwas notsuperstitioussoIdecidedtomake avisitto the city
attorneyandrent the house , I paythe rent of the house andgave himthe keysof the house.
He wenttothe innto keeptheirbookstogo home,afterleavingthe innandwenttoa more
isolatedplace,anacquaintance andwasgreatlyfearedthroughoutthe townhouse.
the ladytoldhimthat in that house strange thingswere happeningbecausethe judge whowas
livingthere,the criminalshangedhimself athome there
Malcom wasskeptical,wasverygoodinthat house,where the onlynoise wasperceivedwasthe
squeakof rats at night.
Malcom wasstudyinga lotand was addictedtotea.
Althoughhe didnotbelieveinghostswasnoticingsomethingverystrange thateverynightata
specifictime the ratswere silentandabove all withthe infernal eyesthatwasdownthe rope of a
bell thatwas inthe room where he wasstayingandhe wassittingina chair by the fireplace;
Malcom frightenedherthe firstnightwithabookandto leave the rat shoutedresumedthe next
day saysit all to the cleaningladythatwasfrighteningbecause she wasthinkinghe'sademon,but
the kidis laughingbecause theybelieveinthose things;Butthe nextnightithappensagainthe
same event,butthistime throwingbooks,the lastbookthatlauncheditmanagestogive butthe
rat runs and getsintothe hole inthe wall and the nextdayaccount of whathappenedtoMrs.
cleaningandphysician.
The doctor tellsyouthat inthishouse livedacorruptjudge whowas stranglinghisvictimswith
rope where the rat down.The doctor wasmakinga promise thatwouldnottake that night,he
wouldgoto sleepearlyandthatwouldbe ringingthe bell if somethingwasgoingon.
But that night,coldandblustery,stepsomethingdifferentratswere quietbutthe biggestwasnot
inthe chairand soonrealizedthatthe rat was makingnoise andwascuttingthe rope of the bell,
was tryingto catch but he couldnot andwas.

4. It was realizingthatone of the picturesof the roomin whichthe judge isportrayed,wassetting
whenturningblankandsawthe judge sittinginthe chairwiththe same eyesof infernal rat.
The judge was corralling,aswascut tie the bell couldnotask for helpandendthe judge choke and
was tryingto tie thatremainedof the bell,however,itswungandrangthe bell,butgetthe people
to theiralreadywasdead