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ghost story, which she
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Jack into the
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and was announcing the coming of a
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What is she talking about now?
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She's telling a ghost story; that's what she's talking about!
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Ghosts! said Miss Sharpe, turning up her nose though nature had already saved her the trouble.
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Such stuff! You must not terrify the children by telling them such things, little girl.
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It's not stuff! said Pet;
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It's as true as preaching. I've seen lots of ghosts myself. There, now!
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Miss Lawless, do you know where little girls that tell fibs go to?
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Yes, the same place you'll go to, I expect, said Pet, pertly;
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You naughty little girl! said Miss Sharpe, angrily.
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How dare you tell me such a story? You have seen ghosts, indeed! Why, everybody knows there is no such thing.
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What do you bet there's not?
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Miss Lawless, you forget to whom you are speaking!
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No, I don't; I know very well to whom I am speaking, said Pet, imitating her tone;