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way :—The actor asked you to try if you could tell him anything of his past and of his life. Without any hesitation you immediately replied, “Yes ; three years ago you were at Scarborough, and whilst there you lost some papers of value only to yourself.” He replied, “Quite right.” He then asked if you could tell him anything of what he had been doing during that day. You said, “ Yes, you have been to Scotland Yard in a new hansom cab with blue wheels, and you have inquired there as to the whereabouts of a certain man whose name and appearance was known to you. They answered you that, to the best of their belief the man was in Buenos Ayres.” The actor replied that this was quite correct. You then said to the actor, “I don’t believe the Scotland Yard authorities are correct, and if you will go to the ‘Angel,’ at Islington, you will find the man there.” As the actor did not believe this, he remained seated for some twenty minutes; he then, however, altered his determination, and was driven to the “ Angel,” Islington, arranging to meet you the next even- ing and tell you the result of his inquiries. The next evening you met him about the same place and time, and he (the actor) informed you that when he got to the “Angel,” Islington, the pre- vious evening the man had left the house about half an hour previously, showing that at the time you said the man was at the “ Angel,’ Islington, he was actually there. The actor then asked you if you could inform him where the man was then; you said, “In about three days’ time, if
way :—The actor asked you to try if you could tell him anything of his past and of his life. Without any hesitation you immediately replied, “Yes ; three years ago you were at Scarborough, and whilst there you lost some papers of value only to yourself.” He replied, “Quite right.” He then asked if you could tell him anything of what he had been doing during that day. You said, “ Yes, you have been to Scotland Yard in a new hansom cab with blue wheels, and you have inquired there as to the whereabouts of a certain man whose name and appearance was known to you. They answered you that, to the best of their belief the man was in Buenos Ayres.” The actor replied that this was quite correct. You then said to the actor, “I don’t believe the Scotland Yard authorities are correct, and if you will go to the ‘Angel,’ at Islington, you will find the man there.” As the actor did not believe this, he remained seated for some twenty minutes; he then, however, altered his determination, and was driven to the “ Angel,” Islington, arranging to meet you the next even- ing and tell you the result of his inquiries. The next evening you met him about the same place and time, and he (the actor) informed you that when he got to the “Angel,” Islington, the pre- vious evening the man had left the house about half an hour previously, showing that at the time you said the man was at the “ Angel,’ Islington, he was actually there. The actor then asked you if you could inform him where the man was then; you said, “In about three days’ time, if
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