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152 THE BEGINNINGS OF SEERSHIP,
(No. 43.) Bournemouth, May 1, 1908, DEAR MR. TURVEY,
Referring to our introduction and subsequent chat through the telephone some little time back, I think you might take the following account as representing the actual facts of the case. About a year ago, I happened to meet a Mr. Pontifex at the house of a mutual friend in this town. After a little conversation on general matters, your name was mentioned and Mr. Pontifex rang you up and introduced me kindly to you through the instrument. When we had thus exchanged a few words, you asked me if I were a tall man with a dark moustache—I naturally laughed and said the description did not apply to me as I was short and my hair was “nearer white.” You then went on with the description and I said that it would be correct if applied to our host, with whom I had just been speaking, and who was in an adjoining room. Mr. Ponti- fex heard me admit the correctness of your description. I certainly did not inform you in any way where I was or who my host was or what he was like, neither did Mr. Pontifex, as far as I know (and we were both present at the instrument at the same time), but he merely introduced us and stood by while we spoke to each other.
Yours very truly, J. Donkin, F.R.LB.A,
(No. 43.) Bournemouth, May 1, 1908, DEAR MR. TURVEY,
Referring to our introduction and subsequent chat through the telephone some little time back, I think you might take the following account as representing the actual facts of the case. About a year ago, I happened to meet a Mr. Pontifex at the house of a mutual friend in this town. After a little conversation on general matters, your name was mentioned and Mr. Pontifex rang you up and introduced me kindly to you through the instrument. When we had thus exchanged a few words, you asked me if I were a tall man with a dark moustache—I naturally laughed and said the description did not apply to me as I was short and my hair was “nearer white.” You then went on with the description and I said that it would be correct if applied to our host, with whom I had just been speaking, and who was in an adjoining room. Mr. Ponti- fex heard me admit the correctness of your description. I certainly did not inform you in any way where I was or who my host was or what he was like, neither did Mr. Pontifex, as far as I know (and we were both present at the instrument at the same time), but he merely introduced us and stood by while we spoke to each other.
Yours very truly, J. Donkin, F.R.LB.A,
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