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Show - 53 - fashioned traditional way. Soon the house would ring with laughter and the shouting of young voices. .When mother's family visited they usually stayed for a week or two. Their Mediterranean zest and excitable natures made a happy combination. There would be Greek fol'k dancing to the Bouzouki music. Best of all was the singing. The plaintive lamants and rythmic songs that depicted the past glories of Greece were Penny's joy and her voice soared in sweet lyric notes when she joined in the group singing. The moment Vicky heard the contageous notes of the clarinet her feet were tapping in motion, and in an instant she was whirling across the floor. These thoughts made her tingle with anticipation. The aunts and uncles, seven of them in all, and the numerous cousins would be overrunning the house and gardens, and all the rooms would be lighted up and occupied. "It's taken us almost a year to get this old place in shape, but now I feel that it really belongs to us," said Jim. Penny looked at him and his Steady gaze seemed to penetrate her very being. "Don't you think so, girls?" he inquired. Both sisters nodded their heads, but the younger one wondered if Gaven House would ever really be theirs as long as the ghost roamed its halls and gardens. "We probably won't be seeing her for awhile, thought Penny. With so many strange people running about, she'll not appear, I am sure. "Tom and Maddie, won't you join us for a cup of coffe," welcomed Athena. Penny turned her attention to the couple who had walked up the stairs. The Standish's had come to feel that these two people were a part of the family now. Their loyalty and integrity were evidenced by the hard work and dependability in everything they undertook. "We'll be very busy these coming holidays," said Athena to them. "We have much to do to prepare for our guests." Maddie smiled, "Yes it will be like old times again. I never thought that Tom and I would ever see this house come ali-ve again, but you've |