Ghost 2
I’d heard that there are people whose hobby it is to visit houses in which it’s claimed there are ghosts, in the hope of seeing one, but I’d never met any such people. On Saturday I met six of them.
I usually go out around eight on Saturday nights so I only just caught them, when Mother came tripping in with them, a bemused expression on her face. She had previously been surprised that a Mr and Mrs Barclay wished to view the house at 8 pm, as by that time in a Saturday night most people are usually settled down for the evening or off out somewhere. She must have been even more surprised when the Barclays turned up on the doorstep with another two couples in tow, hence her surprised expression.
Well then, this is the living room, says Mother vaguely, waving an arm like the Queen.
Very nice, says Mr Barclay, after only the most cursory of looks around. Like the log effect fire. He indicates his companions. By the way this is Mr and Mrs Beech and Mrs and Mrs Doyle-Davidson, fiends of mine. They’d like to watch.
Watch? says Mother, no doubt thinking it odd, as I did, that anyone would want to watch someone being showed round someone else’s house.
The Grey Lady, says Mrs Doyle-Davidson, in a hushed tone.
The appearance of the Grey Lady, affirms Mr Beech, equally in awe, then glances at his watch. Is it time for Casualty yet?
They couldn’t have given a toss about the house! All they’d come for was a sight of our ghost. I suppose what must have happened is that the people who I told we had a ghost had blabbed about it and a couple of ghostwatchers in the shape of Mr and Mrs Barclay had got to hear about it. And had now presented themselves using the pretext of viewing our house as their calling card.
By now Mother was more bemused than ever. Grey Lady? What Grey Lady?
Well I must be off, I say, springing to my feet and leaving her to it.
Sunday morning Mother asks me what I know about our house having a ghost. I claim complete ignorance. Well what else could I do?
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