I'd take a text o' scripture to it." "Then what is the matter with you ?" he demanded, giving her a slight shake.
"Hush, Giles!" responded she, in a tone of unmistakable terror.

"I saw a ghost!" "Saw a--what ?" thundered Giles Roy.
"A ghost!" she repeated.

"And it have made me shiver ever since." Giles Roy knew that his wife was rather prone to flights of fancy.

He was in the habit of administering one sovereign remedy, which he believed to be an infallible panacea for wives' ailments whenever it was applied--a hearty good shaking.

He gave her a slight instalment as he turned away.
"Wait till I get ye home," said he significantly.