Fortunate that this Fortitude fellow lived nearby, indeed; Barnaby might have floated cross-country to take up the offer, but companionable human-and-ghost travel options were limited, beyond walking, and after being stuck in the mirror for so many years he was naturally dubious of anything else.
At any rate, Barnaby barely heard can’t spare too long but if he had he would have decided that, since Greengrass’ job was to address spirits’ grievances (though the spirit division more often seemed to address the complaints of the living which Barnaby thought a severe oversight; what were they doing, always pandering to those people?), he should probably spare as long as Barnaby chose.
All the other ghosts in Britain could wait. There really ought to be some sort of feudal hierarchy to ghost society, he thought, as long as he was somewhere at the top.
But at least Greengrass had promised to continue! Though after what Barnaby had just told him about having to wait two hundred years to pick it back up, he dearly hoped the young man would not make him wait too long. Best - be nice, then, in the meantime. “I would be most pleased by that,” Barnaby said brightly. “Gramercy, good sir.”
Besides, if Greengrass were to renege on this arrangement now, Barnaby would, happily, know exactly where to haunt him.
At any rate, Barnaby barely heard can’t spare too long but if he had he would have decided that, since Greengrass’ job was to address spirits’ grievances (though the spirit division more often seemed to address the complaints of the living which Barnaby thought a severe oversight; what were they doing, always pandering to those people?), he should probably spare as long as Barnaby chose.
All the other ghosts in Britain could wait. There really ought to be some sort of feudal hierarchy to ghost society, he thought, as long as he was somewhere at the top.
But at least Greengrass had promised to continue! Though after what Barnaby had just told him about having to wait two hundred years to pick it back up, he dearly hoped the young man would not make him wait too long. Best - be nice, then, in the meantime. “I would be most pleased by that,” Barnaby said brightly. “Gramercy, good sir.”
Besides, if Greengrass were to renege on this arrangement now, Barnaby would, happily, know exactly where to haunt him.
