ɪn dʒˈeɪkəbzᵻz vˈɜːʒən, ðə wˈʊmən, lˈeɪdi mˈɛɹi, wɛnt tə ðə hˈaʊs ˌaʊɾəv kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi, mˈɪstɚ. fˈɑːks hˌævɪŋ nˌɑːt ˈiːvən sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ʃiː kˈʌm, ænd ʃiː wʌz nˌɑːt tˈoʊld ʌvðə hˈɔɹɚz ðˈɛɹ, bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ðə mˈɜːdɚd bˈɑːdiz ʌv wˈɪmɪn, æz ɪn blˈuːbɪɹd.
In Jacobs's version, the woman, Lady Mary, went to the house out of curiosity, Mr. Fox having not even suggested that she come, and she was not told of the horrors there, but found the murdered bodies of women, as in Bluebeard.