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ht after night, but now we have to scratch pretty hard for a living."
"But where have you met me?" asked Billy.
"On your way to bed when the nurse had been telling you silly tales--come, we're old friends, let's shake hands."
"Can--can you shake hands?" said Billy, putting his own behind him.
"Certainly. Of course I can't shake your hand, but I can shake my own," and with that the Ghost held two long white arms in front of him, joined the ends and waved them up and down.
Much relieved, Billy clasped his own two hands and feebly shook them--and my, how cold and clammy they felt!
"Well, good-by, I must be going," said Billy nervously.
"Don't go yet--let's talk over old times. And by the way, you don't happen to know a quiet family, keeping two servants, no children preferred, who wants to hire a respectable ghost. Thoroughly tame--will eat out of the hand--terms reasonable and references exchanged. Guaranteed to give satisfaction or money returned. If desired can take the shape of an old ancestor. Guarding buried treasure extra." And the Ghost rattled this off as if he had learned it by heart.
"No," said Billy, "I really do not--in fact, I'm sure I don't."
"Now that's too bad--but perhaps you would hire me--I'll make it cheap for old acquaintance' sake," said the Ghost wistfully.
"No," said Billy quickly, "I don't think I care to be haunted."
"If the price is all that stands in the way I'll work for my keep just to keep in practice."
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