Ghost of the castle

? Grace stood in the thick fog, and there seemed to be three figures in the thick fog. As she got closer, three figures gradually became clear, namely her husband and two children.

? Grace tried to pull them forward, but they just looked at her coldly, with hatred and blame in their eyes and gradually disappeared. She shouted in panic, "No, wait for me, don't leave me!" " "

? With a scream, Grace woke up from her nightmare. She got up, relieved. She lives in a beautiful villa with two floors and more than a dozen rooms on each floor. This is a small castle.

? At first light, Grace looked out, and the fog outside the window was still very thick. I don't know when the dense fog completely enveloped the island, just like a malicious gangster covering a girl's eyes with a cloth.

? There are three people walking outside: an old man, an old lady and a young woman. They walked, talked and laughed, and came to the gate of the castle.

? The old lady rang the doorbell. The door opened and Grace poked her head out. What can I do for you? The old lady said, "Oh, madam, we are servants." Grace looked at the three of them and said, "Please come in. I didn't expect to arrive so soon. "

? When the three men entered the room, Grace asked, "What are your names?" The old lady said, "I'm Mills." She pointed to the old man and said, "This is Ted."

? Ted bowed. Grace asked, "Are you a gardener?" Ted nodded his head.

? Mills pointed to the girl and said, "Her name is Lydia." Grace looked at Lydia suspiciously and asked, "Do you have any experience as a domestic helper?" Lidia timidly nodded. Mills said, "She has a baby face, but she is not young."

? Grace asked, "Can you iron clothes?" Lydia nodded again. Grace is a little unhappy: "Why don't you talk?" Mills said, "She can't talk. She is dumb, but her hands and feet are flexible. "

? Grace nodded. "Well, that girl used to be very clumsy. Mills, your room with Lydia is on the top floor. Ted, you sleep in the back warehouse. The room is a little messy. The servants disappeared a week ago and no one cleaned them. "

? Mills asked, "Did they all leave without saying goodbye?" Grace took them to the room on the top floor. As she walked, she said, "They all evaporated and didn't even get paid." Mills said slowly, "How strange!"

? Grace opened the door: "You will soon know that this house is not easy to clean up." Therefore, I stated in the job advertisement that I must be honest and diligent. "Mills smiled." No one is as honest and diligent as we are, are they, Ted? Ted also smiled blankly: "That's right. "

? Grace took them to the kitchen again: "I have breakfast at 8 o'clock and the children at 9 o'clock." Lunch 1, dinner at 7: 30. "

? When Grace went to open the door of the other room, Mills asked, "Madam, where is the master?" Grace suddenly froze, and it took a long time to turn around and say, "He went to war a year ago, and he hasn't heard from me since the armistice." Mills smiled apologetically.

? Grace closed the door and specifically told, "Remember, 15 use the key to open 50 doors. Only when the door is closed can you open a room, otherwise the light will come in. Mills, starting from tomorrow, I will give you a set of keys. You should take good care of them. " Mills nodded his head. Grace said, "This is the music room. Don't let the children play that old piano everywhere. This will give me a headache. Silence is more important than anything here. There is no telephone, radio or anything that makes noise in the room. There is no electricity. The Germans cut off the power supply during the war, and we have become accustomed to life without electricity. "

? When Mills saw that Grace was going to open another room, she stopped and said, "Actually, there is no need to look at all the rooms." Grace snapped, "This is necessary! The room is often dark and you can't see your fingers. You must know it like the back of your hand! " Suddenly, her face became dignified. "It's time to meet my children."

? Grace took Mills and others through several doors, and then told Ted, "Go and clean the garden first. The tools are in the warehouse. " Ted promised and turned away.

? Grace asked Mills and Lydia to close all the curtains, and the room suddenly fell into darkness. Grace lit a kerosene lamp, led Mills and Lydia upstairs, made several turns and stopped in front of a room. She said, "I'll wake them up. You wait here and don't open the curtains. "

? Grace walked into the room. Mills and Lydia looked inside, but it was dark, too. Only grace said, "wake up, get up and start praying." The prayers of two children sounded, and then at this moment, Grace stood by with a lamp, and a man and a woman stood in front of her. Girls are older and boys are younger, but they are all six or seven years old.

? Mills exclaimed, "What a lovely child! I'm Mills. What are your names? " The girl replied, "Ann." The boy said, "Nicholas." Mills smiled. "Good name. I am your new nanny. "

? Grace urged, "It's time for breakfast." She handed Lydia the kerosene lamp and the key. "Go and close the kitchen window." Lydia left with the lamp.

? Grace lit another lamp and said, "The doctor can't find a way. Children are particularly sensitive to light and must not be exposed to stronger light than now, otherwise they will get herpes immediately, have difficulty breathing, and then begin to suffocate, which will be fatal in severe cases. " Mills seemed surprised: "My God, what is this?" Grace shook her head and didn't notice a strange smile on Mills' mouth.

? At the dinner table, Ann complained, "The taste of toast is very strange. It's not as good as before." Mills said with a smile, "Because someone else made the old one."

? Ann asked, "When will they come back?" Mills touched Ann's head. "They won't come back." Nicholas suddenly interrupted: "Don't you want to come back like dad?" Ann stared. "Dad will come back. He is just fighting in France. " Mills said, "well, stop talking and have breakfast."

? Ann looked at Mills and said, "Will you leave, too?" Mills smiled and said, "Of course not." Ann said, "The original servants also said no, but they left anyway. Something happened. " Nicholas whispered, "Don't talk nonsense."

? Mills asked, "What's the matter?" Ann whispered, "Mom is crazy." Nicholas shouted, "Nothing." Ann also shouted, "Something is wrong!"

? Grace came in and asked angrily, "What's that noise? Eat! " So the children bowed their heads and continued to eat, but Ann's eyes were full of unspeakable fear.

? Grace told Mills to stay outside and keep an eye on her. "The postman comes to receive the mail every Wednesday, but I just checked the mailbox. He didn't come last week. " Mills paused. "I don't know what you mean."

? Grace took a letter out of her pocket: "This is a job advertisement, which should have been sent to the newspaper five days ago. But it was not published. Who are you? " Mills said unhurriedly, "We're just passing by and trying our luck. Such a mansion usually needs old hands like us. In fact, we worked here a long time ago, but today we just want to come back and have a look. As a result, you need a servant. "

? Grace is dubious: "So, you are familiar with this house?" Mills smiled. "I know it like the back of my hand."

? Grace sighed, "you can stay. Children sometimes talk nonsense. Don't believe that children are children after all. " Mills nodded obediently, thanked her and went back to the restaurant.

? Ann and Nicholas are still arguing. Mills looked at the two children and smiled mysteriously.