“It’s all over, Lewis. Relax. Witches and other evil things can’t cross running water. It’s an old rule, but it still applies.” “You might throw in the fact,” said Mrs. Zimmermann in her most pedantic tone, “that Elihu Clabbernong built that iron bridge in 1892. He was supposed to be doing it for the county, but he was really trying to make sure that the ghost of his dead uncle, Jedediah, didn’t cross the stream to get him. Now Elihu was a part-time war-lock, and what he put into the iron of the bridge …” “Oh, good heavens!” cried Jonathan, covering his ears. “Are you going to go through the
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