[All shake heads.]

Eighth:

I’m the ghost of the cat, who for long hours sat,

Warm by the hearth, on a bright red mat.

All:

Meow—Meow—Meow.

[They now dance two and two and silently whirl off; or they may leave their seats one at a time, and the last one runs off shrieking.]

On Hallowe’en Night

A Play in Four Scenes