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home before she got it recognized by her aunt. I have printed her letter under the heading of “ Visitants,” Chapter III.; letter No. 22.
One of the others is almost laughable. It was in itself an ordinary description—that of a young man who had been do¢/ to Oxford and to Cambridge. He was killed by an accidental “blow on the head” given by a friend. It is hardly necessary to say that | felt the blow also, The funny thing about this is, that it was the ‘‘spirit” of the first husband of the lady who was, at the time, sitting in the audience with her second husband ; and on the following Sunday (February 16) this second husband's first wife’s “spirit” returned the compliment by appearing for him as he was sitting with the second wife already mentioned. On the same date (February 16, 1908} I gave five descrip- tions, four of which were correct. The only one which I consider to be rather good was as follows: I described an elderly lady—height, eyes, nose, mouth, ete. The lady to whom I described this “spirit” asked whether she had anything that had belonged to the “spirit.” I replied that I could only say what I “saw”; but the “spirit” showed me a long gold chain, and, after taking it from her neck, deliberately broke it. The lady said: “That is a very
home before she got it recognized by her aunt. I have printed her letter under the heading of “ Visitants,” Chapter III.; letter No. 22.
One of the others is almost laughable. It was in itself an ordinary description—that of a young man who had been do¢/ to Oxford and to Cambridge. He was killed by an accidental “blow on the head” given by a friend. It is hardly necessary to say that | felt the blow also, The funny thing about this is, that it was the ‘‘spirit” of the first husband of the lady who was, at the time, sitting in the audience with her second husband ; and on the following Sunday (February 16) this second husband's first wife’s “spirit” returned the compliment by appearing for him as he was sitting with the second wife already mentioned. On the same date (February 16, 1908} I gave five descrip- tions, four of which were correct. The only one which I consider to be rather good was as follows: I described an elderly lady—height, eyes, nose, mouth, ete. The lady to whom I described this “spirit” asked whether she had anything that had belonged to the “spirit.” I replied that I could only say what I “saw”; but the “spirit” showed me a long gold chain, and, after taking it from her neck, deliberately broke it. The lady said: “That is a very
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