13 Ghosts Page #3

You know, I have a feeling she doesn't like me much.

I have a feeling she doesn't like anybody much.

We told her we couldn't pay her,

and didn't need her....

... But she asked us if she could stay on

here, til shefound something else.

Practically begged us.

I guess she's got some money of her own.

After all, she lived here for years...

... And Dr. Zorba paid her a good salary.

Hey, look what I found.

What does "ui-ja" mean?

Why, I haven't seen one of these for years.

It's a ouija board. See?

"Oui" French for yes.

"Ja" German for yes.

How to play it?

Where'd you find it?

Over there.

I pushed something on the

fireplace and it opened.

There's a gadget that goes with it, Buck.

I think they call it a "planchette".

I pushed this.

Here it is.

Looks like it might be old Latin.

How do you use this, Daddy?

"Ouija, the mystifying oracle.

Most modern method of fortune telling.

Anybody want to try?

I have a friend at the university who can probably translate this.

I'll take it over to him tomorrow.

My boss, Mr. Van Allen,

talks Latin in his sleep.

If he can't translate it, no one can.

You want your fortune told?

Now, here's how it works.

Everybody puts one finger on this.

Just lightly.

Then, somebody asks a question.

We all concentrate on it,

and the Ouija will answer it.

Oh, come on Cy.

It will. It's magic.

Come on. Everybody put a finger on it.

Okay. Just lightly.

Okay. Now somebody ask a question.

Oh. By the way.

If you ask a silly question, it won't answer.

Ben, you ask a question.

Alright.

Here's the question.

Is Medea in love?

Concentrate now.

No cheating.

You see?

It was a silly question.

Can I ask a question, Daddy?

All right, Buck.

Lightly.

Are there any ghosts in this house?

I was pushing toward "No",

but you all ganged up on me.

No, I was helping you, Ben.

And I think this is silly.

You don't want to play?

It's rigged.

how can you say that after

what you told me this afternoon?

That's a toy.

You want to play, Daddy?

I think I'll go along with Hilda and Ben.

Let's stop.

Do you want to try it with me, Buck?

You ask the question, Buck.

How many?

How many what?

It knows.

Thirteen what?

Ghosts.

You ask it.

Are they going to hurt us?

Don't fool around with that thing

anymore, Medea.

Let's ask it, but don't touch it.

You ask it.

Are they going to kill any of us?

Don't ask it when.

I don't want to know.

But it was just floating in the air.

There was nothing touching it.

There's probably a very

simple explanation for it.

I don't know what it could be.

Oh, Cy. I'm frightened.

Of what?

A silly game?

Ghosts.

Oh now listen, honey.

Maybe Zorba was a very strange man who...

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