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118 THE BEGINNINGS OF SEERSHIP.
form” of a tall naval lieutenant walked into my drawing-room. He stayed long enough for me to notice his height, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, complexion, uniform, etc., etc., and to show me a wreath with “ H.M.S5.” on it—to tell me he died a “ funny stiff sort of death” —and also that he last saw the person for whom he came in September, 1893. When he had gone, I thought, “I will announce him from the platform to-morrow, and if that date is correct it will be a good test of identity.”
When I announced him the next day there was no response from the audience. How- ever, I did not despair, for, indeed, up to now my Visitants have never failed me, and even my “ordinary descriptions” generally get recog- nized either at the time or later on in the week.
After the service and circle were over | drove home, and had hardly finished supper before the telephone bell rang, and a lady informed me that a friend of hers who was staying with her, but who fad not been at the hall, had recognized the sailor Visitant im- mediately my informant had repeated the description to her at the supper table. And what is more, the date, September, 1893, was the last time she saw him alive. He had called to show her his new uniform that month,
form” of a tall naval lieutenant walked into my drawing-room. He stayed long enough for me to notice his height, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, complexion, uniform, etc., etc., and to show me a wreath with “ H.M.S5.” on it—to tell me he died a “ funny stiff sort of death” —and also that he last saw the person for whom he came in September, 1893. When he had gone, I thought, “I will announce him from the platform to-morrow, and if that date is correct it will be a good test of identity.”
When I announced him the next day there was no response from the audience. How- ever, I did not despair, for, indeed, up to now my Visitants have never failed me, and even my “ordinary descriptions” generally get recog- nized either at the time or later on in the week.
After the service and circle were over | drove home, and had hardly finished supper before the telephone bell rang, and a lady informed me that a friend of hers who was staying with her, but who fad not been at the hall, had recognized the sailor Visitant im- mediately my informant had repeated the description to her at the supper table. And what is more, the date, September, 1893, was the last time she saw him alive. He had called to show her his new uniform that month,
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