Love's Hidden TreasureDeath separated them when his wife's life was suddenly taken from him. After her death, he left the house and sealed all the windows, leaving the house empty. After they both left this world, the deceased couple found themselves in their former living place. Today, two ghosts wander through an occupied house they lived in over a century ago in search of hidden treasure. The ghosts search and search while the living couple listen and try to understand what they are looking for. As the living couple hears doors opening, drawers closing, or whispers throughout the house, they do not feel hurt and the narrator slowly shows the indication of the memories of the dead couple's life. The ghosts fear that the living couple have already found the buried treasure before they had a chance to find it for themselves, but continue to search every room of the house hoping that the treasure is still there. In the end they come across the living couple asleep in their bed, the treasure was still in their possession and the light of the heart was the buried treasure. The story “A Haunted House” is written by the woman who currently lives in the house. The narrator begins by saying, “No matter what time you woke up, a door would close” (p. 1). This begins the story by informing readers of the research going on in their home. The living couple experiences and lives through the love and memories of the former residents who inhabit their home. The fear is not there because they know the ghost couple mean no harm, they are simply looking for something they left behind. The curiosity and anxiety of the narrator and her husband keep them interested in...... middle of paper...... often, happily, and in the end beats proudly and wildly (p. 4, 5, 10). This repetitive phrase comes into play every time the couple gets closer to finding their hidden treasure. The pulse illustrates the heartbeat of love. It tells the characters as well as the readers that love is still alive in the house even though they are not alive to show it for themselves. With each beat, they get closer and closer. At the end, the ghost couple finds the lovers sound asleep in their bed with “love on their lips” (p. 10). At that moment, they realize that this is the treasure they were looking for. “Once again, you found me” (p. 10). It was in the coupleWorks CitedWoolf, Virginia. “A haunted house.” Literature: an introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing. Ed. XJ Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 11th ed. New York: Longman, 2011. 40-42. Print.