Whose house do you suppose it is ?" Aunt Thankful did not answer.

Emily went on.

Her short nap had revived her courage and spirit.
"Perhaps it is a haunted house," she said, jokingly.

"Every village has a haunted house, you know.

Perhaps that's why the stage-driver warned us not to go into it." To her surprise Mrs.Barnes seemed to take offense at this attempt at humor.
"Don't talk silly," she snapped.