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\u201cIf I ever try to solve a mystery with a ghost in it, I\u2019ll use a smart cat to help me!\u201d Nancy Drew remarked laughingly. \u201cCats aren\u2019t afraid of ghosts. Did you know that, Togo?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And so The Ghost of Blackwood Hall<\/em> begins \u2014 with Nancy Drew talking to her dog.<\/p>\n
Laying aside the book of exciting ghost stories which she had been reading, the slim, titian-haired girl reached down to pat Togo, her fox terrier. But, as if startled or annoyed by her words, he scrambled up and began to bark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
OK, I\u2019m going to go with the \u201cannoyed by her words\u201d theory. I mean, Nancy just dissed Togo. For a cat! (And for the record, this mystery does<\/em> involve a ghost. And Nancy never did obtain a cat \u2014 smart or otherwise.)<\/p>\n
Usually I think Nancy can do no wrong. But I have to agree with Togo on this one. At least Hannah Gruen and Nancy\u2019s chums show Togo some respect. When Nancy goes missing, Hannah, Bess and George take Togo out to the woods to see if he can find Nancy.<\/p>\n
Suddenly the little dog struck off for some underbrush and began barking excitedly.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogo\u2019s found something!\u201d Bess exclaimed, following George, who was parting the bushes that separated them from the dog.<\/p>\n
George uttered a startled exclamation as she came upon Nancy stretched out on the ground only a few feet away. Togo was licking his mistress\u2019s face as if begging her to regain consciousness.<\/p>\n
Just as Hannah Gruen reached the spot, Nancy stirred and sat up. Seeing her dog, she reached over in a dazed sort of way to pat him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, Togo,\u201d she mumbled. \u201cWho– How<\/em> did you get here? Where am I?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Where are you? You\u2019re in the woods being rescued by your dog.That\u2019s where you are.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d like to see a cat do that. Hmpf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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