In this chapter, we learn that the master of the old city, the lord of the manor, is a very lucky man. He has a fortune that far exceeds that of the young master. The young master is also very lucky because he has the ability to summon the dead. The old city lord, however, is not so lucky, because he is also a ghost. In fact, he is a single soul. He is able to summon all the ghosts in the city. The soul bell, he says, not only gives him the power to summon ghosts, it also allows him to change them in any way he desires.