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WHEN MR HIRAM B OTIS ,THE AMERICAN MINISTER BOUGHT CANTERVILLE CHASE ,EVERY ONE TOLD HIM HE WAS DOING A VERY GOOLISH THING ,AS THERE WAS NO DOUBT AT ALL THE PLACE WAS HAUNTED . INDEED LORD CANTERVILLE HIMSELF ,WHO WAS A MAN OF THE MOST PUNCTILIOUS HONOUR, HAD FELT IT HIS DUTY TO MENTION THE FACT TO MR OTIS WHEN THEY CAME TO DISCUSS TERMS

“we have not cared to live in the place ourselves.” Said lord CANTERVILLE ,”since my grandaunt ,the dowager Duchess of bolton was frightened into a fit , form which she never really recovered by , two Skelton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressed for dinner , and I feel bound to tell you , mr Otis , that the ghost has been seen by several living members of my family , as well as by the rector of the parish, the Rev.Augustus dampiet, who is a fellow of king’s College , Cambridge .after the unfortunate accident to the Duchess ,none of our younger servants would stay with us , and lady CANTERVILLE often got very little sleep at night , 🌃 in consequence of the mysterious noises that came from the corridor and the library ,”

“my lord ,”answered the minister,”I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valution.

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