Mme. Giry's Testimony

The managers summon Mme. Giry, the box-keeper, to explain the disturbances in Box Five. She claims that the ghost uses the box and that she has heard his voice, though she has never seen him. She recounts how the ghost once asked her for a footstool and how he leaves tips and small gifts. She also tells the story of M. Maniera and Isidore Saack, whose leg was broken after a quarrel in the box, which she attributes to the ghost. The managers are skeptical and dismiss her as mad, but they are intrigued by her stories.