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How’d he appear to you, Rufe?

I dunno! [The cellar door opens. recoils in horror] Here he comes now!

[ comes out of the cellar amid general consternation.]

[Starts for ]

Hark, brother, hark! The dead are wakin’!

[ retreats to the farthest corner of the room.]

[Steps in front of ]

Here! Who turned you loose?

Ax the ha’nt o’ the man I murdered! [Calls back into the cellar] Come on out, old ghost! Nobody ain’t a-goin’ to hurt you! I left all my silver bullets at home!

[Enters from the cellar]

You couldn’t hit me if you had ’em, jedgin’ by the samples o’ your shootin’ I’ve seen.