Кентервильское привидение

Chapter 1

           "Well,sodoesthefamilydoctorforthatmatter,LordCanterville. Butthereisnosuchthing,sir,asaghost, andIguessthelawsofNaturearenotgoingtobesuspendedfortheBritisharistocracy." 

           "YouarecertainlyverynaturalinAmerica,"answeredLordCanterville, whodidnotquiteunderstandMr.Otis’slastobservation,"andifyoudon’tmindaghostinthehouse,itisallright. OnlyyoumustrememberIwarnedyou." 

           Afewweeksafterthis,thepurchasewasconcluded,andatthecloseoftheseasontheMinisterandhisfamilywentdowntoCantervilleChase. Mrs.Otis,who,asMissLucretiaR.Tappan,ofWest53dStreet,hadbeenacelebratedNewYorkbelle, wasnowaveryhandsome,middle-agedwoman, withfineeyes,andasuperbprofile. ManyAmericanladiesonleavingtheirnativelandadoptanappearanceofchronicill-health, undertheimpressionthatitisaformofEuropeanrefinement,butMrs.Otishadneverfallenintothiserror. Shehadamagnificentconstitution,andareallywonderfulamountofanimalspirits. Indeed,inmanyrespects,shewasquiteEnglish,andwasanexcellentexampleofthefact thatwehavereallyeverythingincommonwithAmericanowadays,except,ofcourse,language. 

           Hereldestson,christenedWashingtonbyhisparentsinamomentofpatriotism,whichheneverceasedtoregret, wasafair-haired,rathergood-lookingyoungman,whohadqualifiedhimselfforAmericandiplomacy byleadingtheGermanattheNewportCasinoforthreesuccessiveseasons,andeveninLondonwaswellknownasanexcellentdancer. Gardeniasandthepeeragewerehisonlyweaknesses.Otherwisehewasextremelysensible. MissVirginiaE.Otiswasalittlegirloffifteen,litheandlovelyasafawn,andwithafinefreedominherlargeblueeyes. 

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