Clarissa would have noticed him even if he didn’t look so sad. "Tall, dark and handsome!" she thought. "You're just what I need!"
"Oh, geez!" exclaimed the Tall, dark and handsome, even jumping slightly as Clarissa suddenly and unexpectedly appeared right in front of his nose. And she didn't just appear, she materialized out of thin air hovering above the pavement, like all ordinary ghosts do.
