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Chapter 5

           "Well,really,"saidtheGhost,rathermeekly,"whatwasItodo? Itisaverydifficultthingtogetrealbloodnowadays,and,asyourbrotherbeganitallwithhisParagonDetergent,IcertainlysawnoreasonwhyIshouldnothaveyourpaints. Asforcolour,thatisalwaysamatteroftaste: theCantervilleshaveblueblood,forinstance,theverybluestinEngland; butIknowyouAmericansdon’tcareforthingsofthiskind." 

           "Youknownothingaboutit,andthebestthingyoucandoistoemigrateandimproveyourmind. Myfatherwillbeonlytoohappytogiveyouafreepassage,andthoughthereisaheavydutyonspiritsofeverykind,therewillbenodifficultyabouttheCustomHouse,astheofficersareallDemocrats. OnceinNewYork,youaresuretobeagreatsuccess. Iknowlotsofpeopletherewhowouldgiveahundredthousanddollarstohaveagrandfather,andmuchmorethanthattohaveafamilyghost." 

           "Idon’tthinkIshouldlikeAmerica." 

           "Isupposebecausewehavenoruinsandnocuriosities,"saidVirginia,satirically. 

           "Noruins!nocuriosities!"answeredtheGhost;"youhaveyournavyandyourmanners." 

           "Goodevening; Iwillgoandaskpapatogetthetwinsanextraweek’sholiday." 

           "Pleasedon’tgo,MissVirginia,"hecried; "Iamsolonelyandsounhappy,andIreallydon’tknowwhattodo. IwanttogotosleepandIcannot." 

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