FUNCTIONING IN “MENTAL BODY.” 221 so obviously “I” that one or two of the audience, who did wot know of our experi- ments, said, “ Why, Mr. Blake is controlled by Mr. Turvey. It is exactly Mr. Turvey’s man- ner” (when giving clairvoyance in public), etc., etc. Another strange thing about this description is the fact that Mr. Blake was not a clair- voyant at the time, although he has since then developed Clairvoyance and trance speaking, As the document refers to two events I must now explain the second one. On the Wednesday following the 7th of July, 1907, I retired into my drawing-room with the intention of trying to go toa séance at Pokesdown (some four miles distant) in the mental body. “Me” had hardly got settled on the sofa before “I” was free and away from the house. ““[” had just taken control of the medium when “Me” was disturbed by some loud talking in my hall, and “I” returned in haste to the body. Now for the sequel. I went out of the room into the hall to see why I had been disturbed. ‘There was my wife, a maid, the cook, a nurse, and a Persian cat. This cat had followed the maid home, and the noise was about, ‘Oh, do let us keep it,” etc., etc. A