[She smiles.] No, it's fine. The ghosts have been leaving the house alone, mostly, since Grune keeps giving them anything that looks like candy. [And that much wasn't disturbing Sophie any -- Fenimore won't be likely to admit it, but Sophie is way less upset by the ghosts than Fenimore is so long as they aren't pranking.]

Thank you for the offer, though. I'll keep it in mind if they try anything, though.