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"Oh, baby, that was the wind I heard it and knew you’d be frightened I was cohtmare?"

"It wasn’t the wind, A now and let me help you back to bed Look at your bare feet You’ll catch your death of so Come on now, baby, back to bed with you"

There was another screah-pitched, then suddenly muffled It was a woman’s scream, like the first one

Amabel dropped her arm

"Now do you believe me, Amabel?"

"I suppose I’ll just have to call one of the men to come and check it out The probleo out in this weather, they’ll probably catch pneu outside? Yes, it’s this bloody wind It’s iet it"

"No, I can’t It’s a woo back to bed and forget it"

"Why not?"

Sally just stared at her

"You mean when your papa hit your hed "I’m sorry, baby You did hear the wind this ti punched by your papa"

"Can I borrow your raincoat, Aed Sally close, and said, "All right I’ll call Reverend Vorhees He’s not as rickety as the others, and he’s strong He’ll check it out"

When Reverend Hal Vorhees arrived at Amabel’s house, he had three other men with hi heels and a motor"