The other ghosts, in all probability, would have heard about that husband of hers, what he said, and what he did, till they were sick of the subject.

A newcomer would be seized upon with avidity.
A lady of repute writes to a magazine that she once occupied for a season a wainscotted room in an old manor house.

On several occasions she awoke in the night: each time to witness the same ghostly performance.

Four gentlemen sat round a table playing cards.

Suddenly one of them sprang to his feet and plunged a dagger into the back of his partner.