"But we'll be left in the dark," said Laura, staring at Billie as if it were all her fault.
"Who said anything about being left in the dark?" asked Violet, returning with a candle in each hand, the flickering light illumining her face and making her look like some saint.
"I did, and we will if you don't go down and get more candles," said
Laura, turning her fire against the newcomer.
"Go down and get candles all by myself?" asked Violet. Then she walked over to the table and set the two candles down with a decided thump. "You're crazy," she said.
"Well, the best thing I can see to do," said Billie, letting down her long hair and brushing it vigorously, "is to get to bed, go to sleep, and forget all about it."
"Yes, if we can sleep," said Laura doubtfully, as she took her nightgown out of the grip.
The girls undressed as quickly as they could, said their prayers, and crawled under the sheets, pulling them up tight beneath their chins.
"You know," whispered Billie, after they had been quiet for some time staring up at the ceiling, "I have an idea that I've got the worst of this bargain."
"Now what are you raving about?" asked Laura, turning a pair of unnaturally bright eyes upon her.
"Why, you chose the middle of the bed and Vi took the end nearest the wall. That leaves me on the outside to ward off the ghosts. It isn't fair."