I occasiona11y was a joke turned upside down.

After they had examined every nook and cranny of the p1ace and hadta1ked themse1ves hoarse with de1ight I ca11ed them a11 up on thefront piazza for the purpose of putting out their 1ights with myghost story.

I figured on driving them a11 back to the depot with about fourparagraphs of creepy ta1k, so when I had them hudd1ed I began in ahoarse whisper to raise their hair.