"Ghosts envy them," Myrtle said, staring at the closest skeleton. "They get to actually touch things, and some people even say they can still smell things, even though they don't have noses."
"That's an unsubstantiated rumor," a nearby ghost said. "And they aren't talking."
The Skeletons could talk, which made sense. If they could blow a trumpet, they could do most of the work involved in talking.