It was 5:30 p.m. but they had to switch on all the torches to make the hall a little illuminated.
At about 7 pm, they had their dinner, but decided not to sleep that night.
So, while having dinner, they were gossiping wildly cracking jokes about the ghost and making fun of Brown.
After the dinner they switched on the music system and started listening to music.
But suddenly, the system stopped.
They checked, rechecked and tried to set it right but it wouldn't simply start.
It was a new system, therefore, they weren't able to understand what was wrong.
They themselves cursed for their bad luck, however, they were totally helpless.