The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (20 page)
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Authors: R. A. Dick
“I feel so strange, so happy,” said Lucy.
It was quiet in the room. Only the clock ticked on in the remorseless, mechanical minutes that men have made for themselves to measure away the joy and sadness of their earthly lives.
The body of little Mrs. Muir sat very still in the chair, the face tilted sideways, looking without seeing into the painted eyes of Captain Gregg’s portrait on the wall.
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