Phantasmagoria, and other poems
ight, at hal
, and cross
home, too l
with cigar
ing in t
strangeness
hing whit
g near me i
for the ca
hat carel
ntly the
r and to
aid "Come, c
st inconsid
there, if y
a cold," the
e upon th
look in so
before my
Ghost was
when he ca
behind
u here," I s
aw a thin
Don't shiv
d gladly te
o tell
he gave a
so bad a
ink it a
o being i
me to
have just as
ay, to fea
o fear t
said I, "ca
wardice
an visit whe
Humans ca
the int
A flutter
nnatural
red you mean
see that yo
xplain m
classed, I b
ng to t
that they
merely count
s and oth
one-ghost' h
arrived l
emarked a
all that G
me the n
this is a
cheapl
f course ther
is only r
ve to be
e left you o
you've not
never sen
e by accid
one was
as first cho
ng up a
Goblin, Elf,
e fail them
Ghoul that
s said the p
you kept
Phantom h
rst, of cour
't well
said I, "the
test to
choose a br
a man of
reat com
young, Sir,"
ht think. T
s by the
laces that
a lot of
ve never
t domes
y flurry
ood Rules
to know
ies were w
the litt
o utterl
found a Ma
so scared
I said, "I'm
s not a D
down: you'll
self, you ha
snack of
tainly, you
to offer
shall be gl
say them lou
that you a
shall hear th
a piece
I offer yo
you ARE so
e bit o
And may I
drop o
looked at
ainly I
so white
seemed to gro
oury, an
dim and flic
oceeded
ims of B
- Hys Fy
ut don't supp
ing you a
ur Victim
the curtains
them in t
hem slowly
wing them
nute's time
his head a
of wrath a
ou must on
first obs
he Victim
of any co
a conve
d say 'HOW C
hat YOU be
se your cour
S BACK, MY L
ppropria
this he sa
perhaps c
go and sha
if he begi
the thing'
f he shoul
or on
give a ho
te the ki
you mea
find him wit
is rathe
case succe
up some c
r, in th
you make a
rs best w
must contri
urself from
learns ho
tells us w
monious
A BLUE OR CR
quite forgo
CH THE DOOR
'll visit H
attempt
o bonfires
scratching
to see
was written
ests of t
us, as I
M WITH A GR
O CONTRAD
" said I, "as
compreh
h SOME Gho
so CONSTAN
that you
said, "YOU fir
of hosp
instincti
fails to tr
oper co
ress a Ghos
him with
mitted by
l FORMAL p
u're SURE t
prohibits
Ghosts are
convicted
n pardoned
ntly be sl
means 'be c
soon un
scarcely h
when YOU're
' by a
is one yo
ould quot
T BE ADDRESS
M A SIMPL
HE LAWS
YOU WISH TO
AND-OUT P
AS 'MY GO
S USE, IN
'YOUR ROYAL
g rather ho
o much
don't objec
glass of b
t looks i
III- S
u really wa
a wretc
ncied Ghost
xactly i
fairish
ell," said h
above th
often find
ther pleasa
than they
course are
hem from
efer to k
pid company
but th
they claim
, they tre
quite benea
o Turkey
cing a
oo proud," s
es such
id they con
hat 'the pla
I 'kept b
Kobold came
tle Gho
ke in-"Ins
Ghosts is s
yourself
Kobold," sa
the Spec
often see
gown, a cr
t-cap with
e Brocken bu
t a sort
England t
took the for
complains
e says, when
old bones
inns, where
pecial hun
im the IN
- bore it
nizing w
could be s
till the
provoking
not be indul
ou'd better
d have SOME
re all the
ody can r
f yours wil
ing as
r THING supp
too dismal
a Mode
as tender,
ry much
member, if
e you have t
them sen
he bread impr
ng bette
ou anythin
a LITTLE le
t QUITE
g round with
d "Goodnes
nt on to
s an inconv
er snug no
ow window,
to let th
," said I,
ioned by a
his faith
re who he w
e pinned
ed by wha
a job I
a livin
remarkab
are they
No matter w
etting a
u were m
a thing I WI
tell yo
he, "we're g
bottle i
n arrange
e took a c
cried "H
dodge it
caught it, a
y on m
ember not
can cle
sitting o
Two and fiv
AND TWO
passed I n
sed: I o
t last my se
eglected, d
was get
ing mists I
at smirked
that he wa
n in Bi
were a
V- Hys
I was a li
y time
on his fav
d chawed the
e us for
is in prin
y it's no
well as Brad
t uneasil
y though
Nursery Rhy
t think
le Ghostese
es,' you k
ttered to
ook; so if yo
to search
e cried. "We'll
ember all
the thin
ut in a 'M
y agent sa
rary swel
it seemed
azine h
was a Bro
er was
had occur
en would b
ere taugh
n soon bec
it once
ll out in di
Pixy, two
was a
nd Kelpie we
a lot o
Poltergeis
rolls (which b
, and a
a snuff-box
d with
pinch) - next
Phantom (th
t, a Le
e Spectres ch
n the usu
watched them
t make them
d so stran
what on eart
d all head
told me n
twitched me
ed me in
I've often w
a Spect
e use?" (He h
the ghos
on US w
m-life was
was bar
with an o
first I th
ed a lot
dungeons, ca
er I w
at and howle
e skin with dr
battl
old-fashione
begin t
newest thing
chilled me
an AWFUL
he added, "
nds an e
rself, my
something l
stant pr
ve learned to
ht the d
ty much whe
nd gibber
mething L
d it, and
do it, e-ven if you pr
have a tu
ural in
I think it i
s, in da
d in the Rom
you recollec
have fou
spent ten po
ing as a
it answers
has eff
t worth t
on quenched th
or bein
g-up is al
things you w
be made
e, take a Ha
cross-bone
to burn (say
lens of e
f chains
e things you
ing on t
all the co
of itself
ience o
they're so
ed–House
known them
ost was Fren
from t
ects are o
the IRISH
or all you
a week the
yourself
V- Byc
nsult the 'Vic
hey should
hance - becau
of people
lly in
shook his he
them? N
a job to dr
y one sin
be no en
can't leave C
to pick a
e case of
ne Host' mi
o state h
really wou
so full o
for a s
r then we
on circu
we don't cons
e thing's
e often qui
a well-man
an have hi
host's a m
a man o
house is no
as THAT," sa
st's con
does not su
a job to
twenty ye
cotings b
y is the
as not a ph
r havin
said, "you'
e what is
by tha
loosening al
replied, a
e drilling h
kirting-boar
thorough
times find t
you re
nd come whist
ere'll be a
y gasped
en rather
," I add
ccessfully
been busy al
and bea
aid he; "per
ed anothe
Ghost, that
n introdu
tured to
thing, as yo
rtainl
e roads in s
ight–Mayor's
an hour
ght–Mayor?" I
ring my
don't know T
ou never
a grand
bout and s
too much
are to pinc
hem till they
t serves t
sup on things
d, "eggs a
duck - and t
't get an a
y much
mensely f
ts the o
fact, if y
call him
R AND CO
he was el
t every Sp
ME, but di
frantic wi
us with e
as over, f
o tell t
the revers
trot was
easy
ward him f
was bak
over twen
roceeded,
him on t
reat liber
up like a
just for pu
ys Johnson, '
uld pick
id he, "is
d for a
est to prove
om merely
ontemptu
, breath and
ourse to
he said, "
you call
you're onl
is cold an
myself
At least
st scepti
on is st
nough," said h
d in all
rength, I'm
thing's as
S are a w
I- Dysc
strives a h
r climbe
it, in a l
moment le
the thin
g once beg
desert h
ng, ever ke
ll hut aga
he hopes
l nerve and fo
y a puff
as rises
e grows mo
n breath m
, gains at le
ns the up
ng with uns
a buffet
s him on
mself, like
iftly do
ight, from st
a headlong
upon th
had resol
ion to
quite a dif
y human
d not qu
g still the
I hoped
prove the
g everyth
an
every sin
efore' or
eeled, a hu
syllogis
ous wher
hat's regul
luster
cool and t
idiculou
er seen
e a man I u
one day
g, the si
his slippers
HAT'S VER
IS curious
s perhaps
's true as t
ur name's Tib
y name's
he cried - hi
r two les
said I. "My
"Tibbets?" "A
YOU'RE NOT
struck the
red half t
't you have
ters of an
e of all
miles throug
he night i
find that it
to do it
lly TOO
!" he cried
er some
ve patience
no more dis
iotic
waiting he
ing me
s not the ho
t'll do - b
like that,
fine to thr
such a
you enqui
inute that
ed in a
it worrie
so far o
s I to bla
" said he. "
n't bad
inly you'v
f wine and
violence
nts like th
one out
ault after
ds, old T
as hardly
doubt he me
he matt
old Turnip-to
am gone
you some in
you in a con
your sou
'll stand no
e leers an
e handy wi
t's pretty h
im on the
essly remar
you're n
don't behav
ng to anot
u'd best
right way to
like goi
me! It's ge
ld Turnip-top
and he
I- Sad S
" I pondered.
have been
gentler f
and I sat
r so, lik
or Bones t
"In fact
orth his wh
Tibbs, I'd
such wor
is anythin
SSIBLE,
be over-pl
upon at hal
e's snu
es plagues
nd all the
doing here
y there'l
ll have the
tears coul
ndly Pha
to me the
ther glass
lowing
OU GONE, BE
F FAMI
REWELL, MY D
REWELL, MY T
CHAUM AN
LIFE ARE D
S OF LIFE
MY CHARME
OR RATHER,
RALLEL
singing Ver
- abruptl
such a sp
t it would
it any
yawn I w
the welc
d dreamed til
eist and F
chaun and
've not be
kind of
they echo
g words, so
, good-night!"<
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