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" 'Maybe we are crazy,' I said, 'both of us She being able to see Goblin, ihosts She talked of it all from a scientific point of view I felt like I wasn't a freak I felt like she and I were of the same ilk And now it see stolen from me ¡¯

" 'Darling, it's only for one evening,' said Aunt Queen patiently 'You've been invited there tomorrow afternoon ¡¯

" 'And you're not dead set againstup the chicken and rice on rier than ever I wonder what trauht you'd feel just the opposite ¡¯

" 'Well, this ht accept this invitation for a very good reason Few people outside the faet to see the interior of that e of the privilege Also I have a hunch that when you see Mona again, so, the child's gorgeous, but it's what I' for ¡¯

"I was plunged into et her away from there, with her passport, can we set out for Europe immediately?¡¯

"I could see the continued anified face, but Aunt Queen looked a bit provoked

" 'Tarquin,' she said, 'we're not stealing the girl Jasmine, more wine please Jased you so much?¡¯

" 'I'm sorry, Miss Queen,' she said 'It's just those Mayfairs scared me The stories people used to tell about their house, it ful I don't know if a boy Quinn's age -- ¡¯

" 'Bite your tongue, beautiful!' I said, 'and you can pourtomorrow ¡¯

" 'They had a ghost!' Jaserently 'It used to scare off any workman who ever tried to work on that property You remember my cousin Etienne, he was a plasterer, and they called hihost pulled the ladder from under him ¡¯

" 'Oh, stuff and nonsense,' I said 'And Etienne used to tell fortunes in the cards ¡¯

" 'I can do that too, Little Boss,' Jasmine sent back 'I can read your cards, if you want, and tell you what your fate is ¡¯

"She tookThe chicken was really delicious now, and the gravy was thick

" 'Jas,' said Aunt Queen 'They're a haunted family, as I said ' She paused 'Before Dr Rowan cao near that house Now they have big faethers there They are an immense clan, you know And that's what I fear when I think of thes to you ¡¯

" 'The more you say, the ot my passport in New York, when I was there with you and Lynelle I'm ready to rumble But what do you mean, they're a haunted family?¡¯