Tragedy had been gone since dawn When it rained he always left Ghoulia behind to go hunting for frogs It was a dark and rainy night Ghoulia was bored because her friends had not come to play at Crumbling Manor that day or the day before or the day before Even Auntie Departed didn’t want to spend time with Ghoulia She was obsessed with gardening and only wanted to care for her Chatterbox Ivy According to her copy of Misunderstood Plants the more you talk to a Chatterbox Ivy the more it grows Thanks to Auntie Departed’s nonstop chitchat the greenhouse had become a forest of ivy
Aroooo Suddenly the doorbell howled and Ghoulia dashed to the front door to greet the unexpected visitor
He wore very nice clothes and spoke with a peculiar accent You must be Ghoulia he said Yes I am Who are you A strange boy stood in the doorway I am your cousin Dilbert from Fancy Manor Your Auntie Departed invited me to visit Didn’t she tell you
Auntie hadn’t said anything and Ghoulia didn’t even know she had a cousin named Dilbert Granny Coffin is in here
