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66 THE BEGINNINGS OF SEERSHIP.
not as a friend.” I then described the son accurately.
/\ little later I said to him: “You have some china which is connected with India.”
But as he did not seem to know for certain, I said—
“Oh yes, surely! And I see pictures of elephants on it.” However, he did not call it to mind, and it was not until some weeks after- wards, when I went to tea with him and pointed out to him the identical pieces of china with the elephants on them, that he remembered that he had such china in his house.
I then described his dining-room furniture to him, and the manner in which it was arranged ; particularly mentioning some chairs which were carved in a certain style. He said—
“Oh! wait a bit. You are partly right, ex- cept the chairs; but you are horribly mixed up as to the position of the furniture.”
However, when I went to take tea with him the chairs were in the dining-room, and upon my pointing them out to him, he said—
“Yes, yes ; you were quite right! I had clean forgotten that chairs of that sort were in skis room,”
“Well, then,” I said, “if you take this room as viewed from the window, the easiest way for my ‘spirit body’ to see it, you will see that I was got mixed up in my description.” He replied—
“No! By Jove, you were right!”
On April 13, 1903, I again called and had tea with him, and whilst talking, I said—
not as a friend.” I then described the son accurately.
/\ little later I said to him: “You have some china which is connected with India.”
But as he did not seem to know for certain, I said—
“Oh yes, surely! And I see pictures of elephants on it.” However, he did not call it to mind, and it was not until some weeks after- wards, when I went to tea with him and pointed out to him the identical pieces of china with the elephants on them, that he remembered that he had such china in his house.
I then described his dining-room furniture to him, and the manner in which it was arranged ; particularly mentioning some chairs which were carved in a certain style. He said—
“Oh! wait a bit. You are partly right, ex- cept the chairs; but you are horribly mixed up as to the position of the furniture.”
However, when I went to take tea with him the chairs were in the dining-room, and upon my pointing them out to him, he said—
“Yes, yes ; you were quite right! I had clean forgotten that chairs of that sort were in skis room,”
“Well, then,” I said, “if you take this room as viewed from the window, the easiest way for my ‘spirit body’ to see it, you will see that I was got mixed up in my description.” He replied—
“No! By Jove, you were right!”
On April 13, 1903, I again called and had tea with him, and whilst talking, I said—
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