“Is she for real? Si’s almost as surprised as I am. ‘Zooks, Daniel!’ ‘Do you think she could actually see you?’ I ask my ghostly side-kick. To my knowledge no one but me has ever seen Simon. Well, not since he lost the duel that ended with a musket ball through his brain the best part of three hundred years ago, that is. ‘I didn’t notice her looking, I admit,’ says Si, ‘but we always knew there must be others who can do what you do, somewhere.’ I shudder. It’s suddenly a bit cold. ‘What is it ab...out me that attracts the strange people, Si?’ ‘I couldn’t possibly comment, Master Dyer,’ says Si, from behind a cloud of swirling ectoplasm. I get up and adjust the coat. It’s getting dark, and almost time to eat. Another paper plane shoots from the window and soars into the sky, black like a bat against the setting sun. Time to collect Brian and head down to the hotel restaurant, to see if it’s true what they say about French cooking. And it turns out it isn’t.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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