"It's not proper." Emily looked at both of them wonderingly.
"What do you mean ?" she said.

"I don't believe in ghosts.

It won't frighten me, Hester.

I never even heard of a Palstrey ghost." "Then I am not going to tell you of one," said Captain Osborn a little brusquely, and he left his chair and went to the sideboard to cut cold beef.
He kept his back towards them, and his shoulders looked uncommunicative and slightly obstinate.

Hester's face was sullen.