Suddenly, some strange noise woke up the girl. This time it was not footsteps or voices. Something scratched and rustled outside the window. She carefully felt the bed next to her and touched her husband. So it wasn't him outside. She wanted to wake him up, but then changed her mind. What if he makes her laugh again? Nellie decided to see for herself what was going on first. After all, it could just be a cat. The girl got up and went to the window. Faint moonlight was shining through the curtain. A shadow was moving outside the window. Nellie almost screamed, but then she remembered that not far from the window there was a tall tree with branches hanging down. Maybe it was the wind that moved them so much and pressed them against the glass. It was they who scratched at the window. She parted the curtains and was petrified with horror. An ugly face was pressed against the glass outside. Wild eyes looked straight at her. The mouth was distorted with a disgusting grin.