human
Perhaps, then, since you are so fond of practical jokes, you were the ghost Miss Sharpe saw, likewise,
gpt
Yes, I was,
human
No, she wasn't, said Miss Sharpe;
gpt
Silence, Miss Sharpe! leave the matter to me, said Mrs. Moodie, sternly. Then turning to Pet:
human
Since you are so candid, Miss Lawless, will you inform me in what manner you rendered yourself so frightful an object?
gpt
Yes, it was easy enough, said Pet.
human
I just rubbed some phosphureted ether on my hands and face. It shone in the dark and scared _her_; and that was all I wanted.