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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Gowing
said:
“Perhaps
it
means
‘Spook,’
a
ghost.”
I
said:
“You
know
it
doesn’t
mean
anything
of
the
sort.”
Gowing
said:
“Oh!
very
well—
I’m
sorry
I
‘spook,’”
and
he
rose
from
the
table.
No
one
took
any
notice
of
the
stupid
joke,
and
Mrs.
James
suggested
he
should
sit
out
for
a
while.
Gowing
consented
and
sat
in
the
arm-chair.
The
table
began
to
move
again,
and
we
might
have
had
a
wonderful
séance
but
for
Gowing’s
stupid
interruptions.
In
answer
to
the
alphabet
from
Carrie
the
table
spelt
“NIPUL,”
then
the
“WARN”
three
times.
We
could
not
think
what
it
meant
till
Cummings
pointed
out
that
“NIPUL”
was
Lupin
spelled
backwards.
This
was
quite
exciting.
Carrie
was
particularly
excited,
and
said
she
hoped
nothing
horrible
was
going
to
happen.
Mrs.
James
asked
if
“Lina”
was
the
spirit.
The
table
replied
firmly,
“No,”
and
the
spirit
would
not
give
his
or
her
name.
We
then
had
the
message,
“NIPUL
will
be
very
rich.”
Carrie
said
she
felt
quite
relieved,
but
the
word
“WARN”
was
again
spelt
out.
The
table
then
began
to
oscillate
violently,
and
in
reply
to
Mrs.
James,
who
spoke
very
softly
to
the
table,
the
spirit
began
to
spell
its
name.
It
first
spelled
“DRINK.”
Gowing
here
said:
“Ah!
that’s
more
in
my
line.”
I
asked
him
to
be
quiet
as
the
name
might
not
be
completed.
The
table
then
spelt
“WATER.”
Gowing
here
interrupted
again,
and
said:
“Ah!
that’s
not
in
my
line.
Outside
if
you
like,
but
not
inside.”
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