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SCENE III

(Mr and Mrs Otis, Washington and Virginia are
in the dining room having breakfast. They see the

stain once again.)

Mrs Otis: The stain!

Washington: I’ll clean it up again!

(Washington cleans the stain. The stain
disappears. Suddenly the door opens and a ghost
with long grey hair, ragged clothes, and chains
enters the room. Mrs Otis screams.)

Mr Otis: Excuse me, ghost, but your chains
make a lot of noise! I think they need some oil.
I’ll give you some.

(Mr Otis gives the oil to the ghost. The ghost takes the oil and throws it to the floor. Then he
flies down the corridor. At the end of the hall a door opens suddenly and the twins show up

throwing big pillows to the ghost, who disappears through the wall.)

Mr Otis: (to the twins) You shouldn’t have done that!
Twins: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Mr Otis: If he refuses to oil the chains, then I have to take them off.

Mrs Otis: Or we will not be able to sleep at night.

Virginia: You should leave him alone.

(The ghost appears again and tries to scare the family.)

Ghost: Ah, ah, aya, aya, aya!

Mr Otis: You’re sick, Mr Ghost, you need to take some medicine. Do you have a
stomachache?

Ghost: Ah, ah, aya, aya. Aya!

Mrs Otis: Kids bring me the stomach pain reliever, it’s in my room!

Twins: Yes, mommy.

(The twins leave. Another ghost enters the room. The ghost is a pumpkin head stuck into a
mop and the twins covered with a white sheet are hidden under the sheet. The Canterville
Ghost screams.)

Ghost: Oh! Ah, ah, ah, aya, aya, aya.

(The ghost leaves the room.)

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