The haunted house mentality will eventually turn to a fun house mentality where screams, gasps and fear will be replaced by smiles, giggles and boastfulness.

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Those who, on inquiry, admit that their health and fortunes are fair-to-middling navigate carefully between the twin dangers of boastfulness and curmudgeonliness, while gesturing in a chin-up sort of way towards the possibility of future improvement.

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