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tten so far and just quit on it。
What she said was 〃Don't let this stop you！〃
I gawped at her。
〃Close your mouth； Paul … you'll catch a fly。〃
〃Sorry。 It's just that 。。。 well 。 。 。〃
〃You thought I was going to tell you just the opposite； didn't you？〃
〃Yes。 〃
She took my hands in hers （gently； so gently … her long and beautiful fingers； her bunched and ugly knuckles） and leaned forward； fixing my blue eyes with her hazel ones； the left slightly dimmed by the mist of a coalescing cataract。 〃I may be too old and brittle to live；〃 she said； 〃but I'm not too old to think。 What's a few sleepless nights at our age？ What's seeing a ghost on the TV； for that matter？ Are you going to tell me it's the only one you've ever seen？〃
I thought about Warden Moores； and Harry Terwilliger； and Brutus Howell； I thought about MY mother； and about Jan； my wife； who died in Alabama。 I knew about ghosts； all right。
〃No；〃 I said。 〃It wasn't the first ghost I've ever seen。 But Elaine … it was a shock。 Because it was him。〃
She kissed me again； then stood up； wincing as she did so and pressing the heels of her hands to the tops of her hips； as if she were afraid they might actually explode out through her skin if she wasn't very careful。
〃I think I've changed my mind about the television；〃 she said。 〃I've got an extra pill that I've been keeping for a rainy day 。。。 or night。 I think I'll take it and go back to bed。 Maybe you sho
