ghosts in Below And On Top and Other Stories
of a ghost was undergoing a process of rapid reconstruction. He knew that "Don't come no nearer" was a most ungrammatical expression, and he understood that whatever latitude might be given mere mortals, ghosts were always expected to be absolutely correct in speech. "Are there any more of you?" as…
- Record ID
- 2,430
- Year
- 1,898
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2430
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- Below And On Top and Other Stories; Edward Dyson
- Published
- 1898
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghosts
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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of a ghost was undergoing a process of rapid reconstruction. He knew that "Don't come no nearer" was a most ungrammatical expression, and he understood that whatever latitude might be given mere mortals, ghosts were always expected to be absolutely correct in speech. "Are there any more of you?" asked the ghost. "On'y me an' Alfred Belman," said Dick. "Oh! ghost, let us go, won't you?" moaned Dolf. "Let us go, an' we'll never come again--never, never, never!" "I ain't goin' t' hurt you." said the ghost. "Why d' yer come here?" "Jist to see," answered Dick. The ghost seemed very much astonished, and looked at them for some time as.
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