Write a character sketch of Arjun?
( In sir lawley's ghost chapter)
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2. Sir Lawley’s Ghost Lawleys Boarding school had two types of residents- boys and ghosts. Not surprising, considering that this hundred and fifty-year old school had all the features that made it a paradise for ghosts. The dormitories were dingy and full of eerie shadows. The campus grounds were thickly wooded. What made Lawley’s most appealing , from a ghost’s point of view that is, was the choice of five hundred boys who could be frightened at any time of the day or night…….
3. That’s why, when Arjun, a skinny twelve-year old, joined the school and scornfully declared, “I don’t believe in ghosts,” the entire school thought he was quite crazy. “ Surely, you don’t expect me to believe these silly stories about headless ghosts.” Or this ridiculous tale about the invisible ghost which walks around with a pillow.”……….
4. “I wouldn’t say such things if I were you, Arjun,” warned a solemn voice. It was Rustom, the prefect-in-charge of the dorm. “Haven’t you heard”, Rustom went on in sinister whisper, “ that when ghosts hear you say that you don’t believe in them, they consider it an invitation- a challenge almost to show themselves to you. I wouldn’t be surprised if Sir Lawley’s ghost decided to teach you a lesson appearing in front of you one of these days…………
5. Sir Lawley’s, after whom the school was named, had once lived in the enormous mansion which had been converted into a boarding school after a tragic death. He had been murdered by a greedy cousin. b Since then, his ghost was said to roam the campus carrying a bloodstained pillow. “How can I possibly believe such nonsense,” Arjun continued……..
6. r ran g e fo r Sir La wley’s g h o st t o v Rustom grinned gleefully in the dark. He was already busy planning how would arrange for Sir Lawleys ghost to ‘visit’ Arjun . He decided to use his own pillow and managed to get hold of a long-handled broom, the kind used to clean cobwebs. In order to make the broom invisible in the dark, he smeared the bamboo handle with ashes. When no one was around , he practised how the pillow, would appear to float into the dormitory by being attached to the broomstick. He let the other boys into the his secret…… h i
7. On the night of Ghostly visit . On the night of Ghostly visit, Rustom woke up with a start and realized he had overslept. He felt under his bed. Yes, the pillow he had prepared was there and it was still dark. He was about to tiptoe out of bed when a familiar grating sound warned him that the dormitory door was being opened. Was it the housemaster? Whom did the soft footsteps belong to???
8. Discovering the cause of footsteps. When he discovered the cause of the footsteps, icy prickles of fear crept down his spine. For, advancing slowly into the dorminatory was a bloodstained pillow! Holding it was a hideous pair of ghostly white hands made more terrifying by the fact that they weren’t attached to any figure!