The shadows dark, when I, a child
\nSlept, or rather when I tried
\nAnd creaks and groans of ancient timbers
\nWould have caused some out in fear to have cried.<\/p>\n
But we said that in the cupboard
\nThere was no monster there at all
\nBut the ghost of the last man who did live
\nWho by the name of “Babser” we did call.<\/p>\n
And creaks and groans throughout the night
\nAs timbers expanded and contracted
\nWhat fright! What fun with stories told
\nTo friends from them we extracted!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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