The Canterville Ghost

`You know nothing about it, and the best thing you can do is to emigrate and improve your mind. My father will be only too happy to give you a free passage, and though there is a heavy duty on spirits of every kind, there will be no difficulty about the Custom House, as the officers are all Democrats. Once in New York, you are sure to be a great success. I know lots of people there who would give a hundred thousand dollars to have a grandfather, and much more than that to have a family ghost.'

`I don't think I should like America.'

`I suppose because we have no ruins and no curiosities,' said Virginia sarcastically.

`No ruins! no curiosities!' answered the Ghost; `you have your navy and your manners.'

`Good evening; I will go and ask papa to get the twins an extra week's holiday.'

`Please don't go, Miss Virginia,' he cried; `I am so lonely and so unhappy, and I really don't know what to do. I want to go to sleep and I cannot.'

Vocabulary:

Passage: Here it means a journey to somewhere.
Duty: Tax.
Spirits: Spirits can mean strong alcohol or ghosts..
Custom House: Here Virginia means immigration officials.
Curiosities: Strange and interesting things.