After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. The man let out a cry and umped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
INI
HANYA AKU
Setelah
suaminya pergi bekerja, nyonya Richards mengantar anak-anak ke sekolah dan naik
ke kamar tidurnya. Dia terlalu senang melakukan pekerjaan rumah apapun pada
pagi hari itu, karena pada petang hari, dia akan pergi ke pesta gaun indah bersama
sang suami. Dia bermaksud berpakaian seperti seorang hantu dank arena dia telah
membuat kostumnya pada malam sebelumnya, dia tidak sabar untuk mencobanya.
Meskipun kostum tersebut hanya terdiri dari selembar kain, ini sangat efektif.
Setelah memakainya, nyonya Richards turun kebawah. Dia ingin mengetahui apakah
kostum itu nyaman dipakai.
Baru saja nyonya Richards masuk ke ruang makan, ada ketukan di pintu depan. Dia tahu bahwa itu pasti adalah penjual roti. Dia telah memberitahu tukang roti itu untuk langsung masuk jika dia tidak bisa membukakan pintu dan meninggalkan roti diatas meja dapur. Tidak bermaksud untuk menakuti pria malang itu, nyonya Richards dengan cepat bersembunyi di gudang kecil bawah tangga. Dia mendengar pintu depan terbuka dan langkah berat di ruang depan. Tiba-tiba pintu gudang terbuka dan seseorang masuk. Nyonya Richards menyadari bahwa itu pasti pria dari petugas listrik yang dating untuk mengukur meteran. Dia mencoba menjelaskan situasinya dengan berkata ‘ini hanyalah aku,’ tetapi sudah sangat terlambat. Pria itu berteriak histeris dan melompat mundur beberapa langkah. Ketika nyonya Richards berjalan maju kepadanya, dia berlari dan menghantam pintu dibelakannya.
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