Кентервильское привидение

Chapter 6

           "Goodheavens!child,wherehaveyoubeen? "saidMr.Otis,ratherangrily,thinkingthatshehadbeenplayingsomefoolishtrickonthem. "CecilandIhavebeenridingalloverthecountrylookingforyou,andyourmotherhasbeenfrightenedtodeath. Youmustneverplaythesepracticaljokesanymore." 

           "ExceptontheGhost!exceptontheGhost!"shriekedthetwins,astheycaperedabout. 

           "Myowndarling,thankGodyouarefound; youmustneverleavemysideagain,"murmuredMrs.Otis,asshekissedthetremblingchild,andsmoothedthetangledgoldofherhair. 

           "Papa,"saidVirginia,quietly,"IhavebeenwiththeGhost. Heisdead,andyoumustcomeandseehim. Hehadbeenverywicked,buthewasreallysorryforallthathehaddone,andhegavemethisboxofbeautifuljewelsbeforehedied." 

           Thewholefamilygazedatherinmuteamazement,butshewasquitegraveandserious; and,turninground,sheledthemthroughtheopeninginthewainscotingdownanarrowsecretcorridor,Washingtonfollowingwithalightedcandle,whichhehadcaughtupfromthetable. Finally,theycametoagreatoakdoor,studdedwithrustynails. WhenVirginiatouchedit,itswungbackonitsheavyhinges,andtheyfoundthemselvesinalittlelowroom,withavaultedceiling,andonetinygratedwindow. Imbeddedinthewallwasahugeironring,andchainedtoitwasagauntskeleton,thatwasstretchedoutatfulllengthonthestonefloor, andseemedtobetryingtograspwithitslongfleshlessfingersanoldfashionedtrencherandewer,thatwereplacedjustoutofitsreach. 

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