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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
135
In
the
evening
we
had
another
séance,
which,
in
some
respects,
was
very
remarkable,
although
the
first
part
of
it
was
a
little
doubtful.
Gowing
called,
as
well
as
Cummings,
and
begged
to
be
allowed
to
join
the
circle.
I
wanted
to
object,
but
Mrs.
James,
who
appears
a
good
Medium
(that
is,
if
there
is
anything
in
it
at
all),
thought
there
might
be
a
little
more
spirit
power
if
Gowing
joined;
so
the
five
of
us
sat
down.
The
moment
I
turned
out
the
gas,
and
almost
before
I
could
get
my
hands
on
the
table,
it
rocked
violently
and
tilted,
and
began
moving
quickly
across
the
room.
Gowing
shouted
out:
“Way
oh!
steady,
lad,
steady!”
I
told
Gowing
if
he
could
not
behave
himself
I
should
light
the
gas,
and
put
an
end
to
the
séance.
To
tell
the
truth,
I
thought
Gowing
was
playing
tricks,
and
I
hinted
as
much;
but
Mrs.
James
said
she
had
often
seen
the
table
go
right
off
the
ground.
The
spirit
Lina
came
again,
and
said,
“WARN”
three
or
four
times,
and
declined
to
explain.
Mrs.
James
said
“Lina”
was
stubborn
sometimes.
She
often
behaved
like
that,
and
the
best
thing
to
do
was
to
send
her
away.
She
then
hit
the
table
sharply,
and
said:
“Go
away,
Lina;
you
are
disagreeable.
Go
away!”
I
should
think
we
sat
nearly
three-quarters
of
an
hour
with
nothing
happening.
My
hands
felt
quite
cold,
and
I
suggested
we
should
stop
the
séance.
Carrie
and
Mrs.
James,
as
well
as
Cummings,
would
not
agree
to
it.
In
about
ten
minutes’
time
there
was
some
tilting
towards
me.
I
gave
the
alphabet,
and
it
spelled
out
S
P
O
O
F.
As
I
have
heard
both
Gowing
and
Lupin
use
the
word,
and
as
I
could
hear
Gowing
silently
laughing,
I
directly
accused
him
of
pushing
the
table.
He
denied
it;
but,
I
regret
to
say,
I
did
not
believe
him.
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