Кентервильское привидение

Chapter 5

           "Well,Iquiteadmitit,"saidtheGhost,petulantly,"butitwasapurelyfamilymatter,andconcernednooneelse." 

           "Itisverywrongtokillanyone,"saidVirginia,whoattimeshadasweetpuritangravity,caughtfromsomeoldNewEnglandancestor. 

           "Oh,Ihatethecheapseverityofabstractethics! Mywifewasveryplain,neverhadmyruffsproperlystarched,andknewnothingaboutcookery. Why,therewasabuckIhadshotinHogleyWoods,amagnificentpricket,anddoyouknowhowshehaditsenttotable? However,itisnomatternow,foritisallover,andIdon’tthinkitwasveryniceofherbrotherstostarvemetodeath,thoughIdidkillher." 

           "Starveyoutodeath? Oh,Mr.GhostImeanSirSimon,areyouhungry? Ihaveasandwichinmycase. Wouldyoulikeit?" 

           "No,thankyou,Inevereatanythingnow; butitisverykindofyou,allthesame,andyouaremuchnicerthantherestofyourhorrid,rude,vulgar,dishonestfamily." 

           "Stop!"criedVirginia,stampingherfoot, "itisyouwhoarerude,andhorrid,andvulgar,andasfordishonesty,youknowyoustolethepaintsoutofmyboxtotryandfurbishupthatridiculousblood-staininthelibrary. Firstyoutookallmyreds,includingthevermilion,andIcouldn’tdoanymoresunsets,thenyoutooktheemerald-greenandthechrome-yellow, andfinallyIhadnothingleftbutindigoandChinesewhite,andcouldonlydomoonlightscenes,whicharealwaysdepressingtolookat,andnotatalleasytopaint. Inevertoldonyou,thoughIwasverymuchannoyed,anditwasmostridiculous,thewholething; forwhoeverheardofemerald-greenblood?" 

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