"Did she see a ghost!" "A ghost, my dear," said the Captain, chucking her under the chin.

"You girls are as silly as geese, and imagine you see anything you like.

She isn't able to tell what frightened her, poor little thing! Eunice is the only one who seems to know anything at all about it." "And what does Eunice say ?" asked Kate.
"Why," said Captain Danton, "it seems Eunice and Agnes were to sit up for you two young ladies, who are not able to take off your own clothes yet, and they chose Rose's room so sit in.

About two hours ago, Agnes complained of toothache, and said she would go down stairs for some painkiller that was in the sewing-room.

Eunice, who was half-asleep, remained where she was; and ten minutes after heard a scream that frightened her out of her wits.