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bifocals.”
    “Like mine,” Grandfather said, taking off his glasses and cleaning them with his handkerchief. “The top part helps you see far away, and the bottom part helps you see close up.”
    “Maybe they belong to Ezra,” Violet suggested.
    “No,” Andi said. “He doesn’t wear glasses.”
    “Maybe someone on the tour left them,” Jessie suggested.
    “I don’t remember anyone wearing glasses,” said Henry.
    “I bet they belong to the ghost!” said Benny.
    “Benny thinks the clock tower is haunted,” Henry explained. “He saw a light moving around up here late last night.”
    “Late last night?” Andi repeated. Then she laughed quickly. “Who would be up here in the middle of the night?”
    “That’s just what we were wondering,” Jessie said. “We asked Ezra, and he said no one is supposed to be in here after the evening concert.”
    “That’s right. I come up in between concerts a lot to practice,” Andi said. “But not in the middle of the night, of course.” She laughed again, a little nervously.
    “That’s why I think it’s a ghost. A ghost who doesn’t see very well, I guess.” Benny waved the glasses.
    “I guess not.” Andi grinned at Benny. Then her face grew serious again, and she began shuffling through the papers some more. “And now I really do have to get ready for my concert.”
    “We’ll go downstairs and listen from the Quad,” Grandfather suggested. He had noticed that Andi seemed nervous. “I’m sure it’s not easy to play with all of us standing right here.”
    Back down on the ground, the Aldens bought sandwiches and drinks at a small lunch stand set up next to the Quad. As they ate their picnic lunch, they listened to Audi’s concert.
    “I guess she found her music,” Jessie said.
    “Her music is a lot jazzier than Ezra’s was,” said Violet.
    “Hey, I know this song,” Henry pointed out. “It’s a pop song. I heard it on the radio yesterday as we were driving.”
    “That’s neat that she can play it on the carillon,” Violet said.
    “Ezra’s stuff was good, too, but it was more classical music,” Jessie remarked.
    When the concert ended, Violet turned to the others. “She’s a really great player. I wonder why she was so nervous.”
    “She was probably just excited about her concert,” Jessie assured her sister. But privately she wondered whether something was bothering Andi, and whether it had anything to do with the light Benny had seen up in the tower.

CHAPTER 4
Do Ghosts Wear Sneakers?
    That night, Henry and Benny were getting ready for bed. They both had their pajamas on and their teeth brushed. They were just climbing into their beds when Benny suddenly jumped back out.
    “What are you doing?” Henry asked.
    “Getting this,” Benny explained, pulling his little alarm clock out of his suitcase.
    “You don’t need that,” Henry said. “Grandfather told us we could sleep in tomorrow morning.”
    “It’s not for tomorrow morning,” Benny said. “I’m setting it for midnight so I can see if the ghost is in the clock tower again.”
    “Benny!” Henry cried, throwing a pillow at his little brother. “Oh … all right.”
    But a few hours later, Henry wished he’d never agreed. A bell was ringing in his ears, and there was no sign of Benny turning it off.
    “Benny! Benny!” Henry called out. “Turn off the alarm!” At last Henry sat up and looked over at Benny’s bed. Benny was snuggled down under his covers, sound asleep.
    “Oh, sure, you’re going to get up,” Henry muttered as he reached over to turn off the alarm. He had forgotten what a sound sleeper Benny was. Benny hadn’t even heard the alarm.
    But Henry had to smile, remembering how excited Benny had been to find out if the “ghost” would be back at midnight. “I won’t even wake him,” Henry said softly to himself. “I’ll just take a quick look and then go back to sleep. I’m sure there’s no one up there tonight.”
    Henry turned to the