"He'll get you if you're out when it's dark!" said William, with round
awed eyes.
"What would he do with you if he did?" asked Merle.
But such a pitch of horror was beyond the limit of William's imagination,
and he could only reaffirm his original statement.
Of course the girls and Clive were very excited to learn that a real live
ghost was supposed to haunt the neighbourhood. They discussed it at the
dinner-table over the jam-tart and cream.
"We've certainly heard a sort of trotting sound when we've been in bed at
night," said Mavis, anxious to establish evidence. "We didn't think of
getting up to look out of the window, but I don't suppose we could have
seen on to the road if we had."
"Yes; I remember people used to believe in the 'headless horseman,'" said
Mr. Tremayne, who had known Chagmouth very well as a boy. "There was a
demon dog, too, that ran down Tinkers' Lane, and an old lady who 'walked'
by the well."
A delighted howl arose from the family at the mention of two more spooks.
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