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    g,”saidhe,”likeihaveseenina

    piour,isit”jonesansisthe

    ghost”toile,”persuadetothat,

    sir,ifyoucanthoughicantsayieveractuallysain

    life,yetiaertainishouldkno,betterthan

    thatestono,no,sir,ghostsdontappearinsuchdressesas

    that,neither”inthisstake,uchlaughterinthe

    neighbourhoodofpartridge,heontinue,tillthe

    scenebetlet,ridgegavethatcreditto

    garrick,ojones,andfellintosoviolent

    atreling,thathiskneesknockedagainsteachotherjonesasked

    hitter,andherhehewarriorupon

    thestage”olasir,”saidhe,”iperceivenoisyoutold

    iaotafraidofanything;foriknoisbutaplayandif

    itatsuchadistance,and

    insochpany;andyetifinottheonly

    person””houtaketobesucha

    aycallwardifyouwill;

    butifthatlittlenthereuponthestageisnotfrightened,inever

    saanfrightenedinlifeay,ay:goalonghyou:ay,to

    besureercyuponsuch

    foolhardinesseverhappens,itisgoodenoughforyoufollow

    youidfollohedevilassoonnay,perhapsitisthedevilfor

    theysayhecanputonlikenesshepleasesohhereheis

    againnofartheo,youhavegonefarenoughalready;farther

    thanidhavegoneforallthekingsdonions”jonesofferedto

    speak,butpartridgecried,”hush,hushdearsir,dontyouhear

    hiandduringtheheghost,hesathhiseyes

    fixedpartlyontheghostandpartlyonhaet,andouth

    open;thesapassionslet,

    succeedinglike

    hesceneridge,youexceed

    expeorethaninceivedpossible”

    ”nay,sir,”ansridge,”ifyouarenotafraidofthedevil,i

    canthelpit;buttobesure,itisnaturaltobesurprizedatsuch

    things,thoughikno:notthatithe

    ghostthatsurprized,neither;forishouldhaveknohattohave

    beenonlyaninastrangedress;butanso

    frightenedhielf,ite””anddostthou

    igine,then,partridge,”criesjones,”thathewasreally

    frightened””nay,sir,”saidpartridge,”didnotyouyourselfobserve

    afterhersspirit,andhowhe

    urderedinthegarden,hobydegrees,and

    hebhsorroasishouldhave

    been,haditbeenohusholanoiseisthat

    thereheisagainobecertain,thoughiknohereis

    nothingatallinit,ialadiaotdohose

    nare”thentuinghiseyesagainuponhaet,”ay,youydraw

    yourssignifiesasthepohedevil”

    duringthesendact,partridgedeveryfearkshegreatly

    adredthefinenessofthedresses;noruldhehelpobserving

    uponthekingsuntenance”well,”saidhe,”hoaybe

    deceivedbyfacesnullafidesfrontiis,ifind,atruesayingwho

    tted

    arder”hetheninquiredaftertheghost;butjones,ended

    heshouldbesurprized,gavehioothersatisfaction,than,”thathe

    ghtpossiblyseehigainsoon,andinaflashoffire”

    partridgesatinafearfulexpectationofthis;andnohe

    ghostdehisnextappearance,partridgecriedout,”there,sir,now;

    uchfrightenedas

    youthink,and,tobesure,nobodycanhelpsofearsi

    beinsobadanditionaslet,is

    there,foralltheeeofthespiritas

    ialivingsoul,ithoughtisasinkintotheearth””indeed,

    yousa,”ansridge,”iknow

    itisonlyaplay:andbesides,iftherehinginallthis,

    daillerlaughso;forastoyou,sir,you

    beafraid,ibelieve,ifthedevilhere,

    thereay,nohevileked

    yoother,io

    besure,alldutytoatherisforfeitedbysuchked

    doingsay,goaboutyourbusiness,ihatethesightofyou”

    ourcriticlet

    introducesbeforethekingthishedidnotatfirstunderstand,

    tilljonesexplainedittohibuthenosoonerenteredintothe

    spiritofit,thanhebegantoblesshielfthathehadnever

    ttedrderthentuingtosller,heaskedher,”ifshe

    didnotigihekinglookedasifheouched;thoughheis,”

    saidhe,”agoodactor,anddothallhecantohideitwell,i

    uchtoansantherehath,

    tosituponachhigherchairthanhesitsuponnowonderherun

    arustaninnocentfaceagain”

    thegravediggingscenenextengagedtheattentionofpartridge,who

    expressedchsurprizeatthenuerofskullsthrohestage

    toostfaus

    burialplacesabouttohen,”criespartridge,”that

    theplaceishauntedbutineversaylifeaworsegravedigger

    ihadasexton,hatshouldhavedugthreegraves

    he

    firsttihehadeverhadoneinhishanday,ay,youysing

    youhadrathersingthanletstakingup

    theskull,hecriedout,”isstrangetoseehoe

    nare:ineveruldbringselftotouchanythingbelongingtoa

    deadn,onanyacuntheseedfrightenedenoughtooatthe

    ghost,ithoughtneoibushorissapit”

    littlereeeringoccurredduringtheplay,attheend

    of,”heplayershehadlikedbest”to

    thisheanseappearanceofindignationatthequestion,

    ”theking,rpartridge,”sayss

    ller,”youarenotofthesaopinionhthetoheyare

    allagreed,thathaetisactedbythebestplayerw

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