Question

meaning of -
"ye otis ghoste ye onlie true and originale spook beware of ye imitationes all others are counterfeite"
from the book "The Canterville Ghost"

Answer 1

Answer:

The next morning, the whole family openly discusses Sir Simon. Mr. Otis is upset to discover that Sir Simon hasn’t taken the bottle of lubricating oil. He insists that if the ghost refuses to quiet his chains, they’ll be taken away from him. Mr. Otis does chastise the twins for throwing pillows at Sir Simon, but they only laugh at their father.

How Mr. Otis plans to take the chains away from Sir Simon isn’t entirely clear. However, his confidence echoes his earlier assertion that Americans could place a ghost in a museum.

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