"He said that in the story of my homeland--the story that I and Claudius share--there is a ghost," says Laertes. "Since the old King Hamlet had died ere I came here, I presume his is the ghost. But here we come to the tale: some time ago, I heard a voice calling 'Hamlet is here!' Until I spoke with Crowley about it, I knew not who voice it was. But the more we spoke, the more I began to recognize his voice, and I confess, I needled him sorely for it. He was too proud to admit it was he."