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“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 , from which she never really recovered , by two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressing 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 Dampier , who is a Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge .”

“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, from which she never really recovered, by two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressing 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 Dampier, 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 .”

“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 valuation . I have come from a modern country , where we have everything that money can buy ; and with all our spry young fellows painting the Old World red and carrying off your best actors and primadonnas , I reckon that if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe , we’d have it at home in a very short time in one of our public museums or on the road as a show .”

“My Lord,” answered the Minister, “I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valuation. I have come from a modern country, where we have everything that money can buy; and with all our spry young fellows painting the Old World red, and carrying off your best actors and primadonnas, I reckon that if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe, we’d have it at home in a very short time in one of our public museums, or on the road as a show.”