Seems he should be forty-five. A strange notion, really. But now he wonders, was that how old Ben was when he died? Perhaps just about, if he had to guess.
sometimes he wishes a lot of the ghosts in the house hadn’t die. he tries to convince himself this is out of some moral standard, because he feels bad for them… but the truth is, he just wishes the house was emptier and he’d have as much space and tranquility as he used to.