Catherine snorted amiably again . Roger got up -- he could n't endure any more just then . He must escape . `` Now you think over what I 've said , '' his aunt called after him . `` Ye 've gotter git a wife soon , however ye manage it . ` Two n't be so hard if ye 're reasonable . Do n't stay out as late as ye did last night . Ye coughed all night . Where was ye -- down at the shore ? '' `` No , '' said Roger , who always answered her questions even when he hated to . `` I was down at Aunt Isabel 's grave . '' `` Till eleven o'clock ! Ye ai n't wise ! I dunno what hankering ye have after that unchancy place . I ai n't been near it for twenty year . I wonder ye ai n't scairt . What 'd ye think ye 'd do if ye saw her ghost ? '' Catherine looked curiously at Roger . She was very superstitious and she believed firmly in ghosts , and saw no absurdity in her question . `` I wish I could see it , '' said Roger , his great eyes flashing .
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