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"I can hear his thoughts," I say

They’re dubious, but they followabout a bonnie lass lost forever as he puts the last of the stones in his pocket andboat

"You were right!" Ann gasps

"Who goes there?" the man shouts

"I’ve an idea," I whisper to , and the irls floating toward him

"Youvoice that I hope sounds otherworldly

The man falls to his knees, his eyes wide "Wh-what are you?"

"We are the ghosts of Christs," I wail

Felicity ood measure Ann stares at her open and her acrobatics

"What is your warning?" the old man squeaks

"If you should persist in this dreadful course, a terrible curse shall befall you," I say

"And your family," Felicity intones

"And their families," Ann adds, which I think is a bitit back

It works The man removes stones from his pocket so quickly I fear he’ll turn over the boat "Thank you!" he says "Yes, thank you, I’ at our resourcefulness and feeling quite s a ant houses of Mayfair once again, I’ to fly close and perhaps hear his thoughts For acloser to hi Felicity and Ann into

the sitting rooain, where the tea is now cold

"That was thrilling!" Felicity says, taking a seat

"Yes," Ann says"I wonder why Fee and I weren’t able to hear his thoughts as well "’