I don't know if you know, but I sometimes see people who are dead.

I saw Pete Cobbett once.

He was standing by the back door of the post-office, and that old dog of theirs saw him too; it was just before we got the news that he was killed, so I thought he was back on leave.

But I've never seen George--sometimes I've felt as if he were there, but I've never _seen_ him." For a moment Radmore wondered if he had heard the words aright.

What could the child mean?
Did Timmy claim the power to see spirits?
"Now I'll tell you the second thing," went on Timmy, his voice dropping to a whisper.