chapter 3 canteville ghost

describe how the canterville ghost attempted to frighten the otis familydid he succeed in his plans (80-100 words)

{q2}how was the gost outwitted on the twins what was written on the placard

1) The first encounter between the ghost and Mr Otis shows that it had not turned out according to our expectations regarding how a ghost story would be. Mr Otis was not at all frightened by the ghost, dealing with him in a matter-of-fact manner. On the other hand, the ghost, which is drawn along the lines of stereotypical representations of supernatural entities, ends up getting flummoxed by Mr Otis' nonchalance much unlike actual ghosts. Mr Otis was quite calm and his pulse was not at all feverish as the strange noise continued and he heard footsteps. As the ghost appeared right in front of him in all his supernatural paraphernalia, with great composure Mr Otis suggested a bottle of Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator. It was for the ghost to oil his chains. The ghost stood motionless in natural indignation and dashed the bottle violently on the floor. The ghost had been caught off-guard by such a calm demeanour in the face of such an encounter with an apparition. It shows the Mr Otis had a nature that was unperturbed by such occurrences while the ghost ended up getting befuddled.

2) The ghost was scared of the twins and that said a lot about the intelligent and innovative ways in which the twins always managed to stay two steps ahead of the poor apparition. First, the twins brought their pea-shooters on the night of the ghost's first encounter with the family and at once discharged two pellets on him. The accuracy of aim with which they pelted the ghost could only have been attained by long and careful practice of a writing master. They were amused by the apparition and not even a shred of fear was in them when it came to the ghost, they tormented him with the delight of schoolboys having a go at their favourite sport. Once on reaching the room of the twins, he flung the door wide open wishing to make an effective entry when a heavy jug of water fell right down on him, wetting him to the skin and just missing his shoulder by a couple of inches. At the same moment, he heard stifled shrieks of laughter proceed from the four-post bed and the shock to his nervous system was so great that he fled right back to his lair. He was terrified of the twins from then onward. The twins would often lie in wait for him on several occasions and strew the passages with nutshells every night but the ghost was so frightened of the boys that he stopped his appearances. They were always preempting his each and every strike.