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The Diary of a Nobody
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George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Carrie
appealed
to
him
to
be
quiet.
The
table
then
spelt
“CAPTAIN,”
and
Mrs.
James
startled
us
by
crying
out,
“Captain
Drinkwater,
a
very
old
friend
of
my
father’s,
who
has
been
dead
some
years.”
This
was
more
interesting,
and
I
could
not
help
thinking
that
after
all
there
must
be
something
in
Spiritualism.
Mrs.
James
asked
the
spirit
to
interpret
the
meaning
of
the
word
“Warn”
as
applied
to
“NIPUL.”
The
alphabet
was
given
again,
and
we
got
the
word
“BOSH.”
Gowing
here
muttered:
“So
it
is.”
Mrs.
James
said
she
did
not
think
the
spirit
meant
that,
as
Captain
Drinkwater
was
a
perfect
gentleman,
and
would
never
have
used
the
word
in
answer
to
a
lady’s
question.
Accordingly
the
alphabet
was
given
again.
This
time
the
table
spelled
distinctly
“POSH.”
We
all
thought
of
Mrs.
Murray
Posh
and
Lupin.
Carrie
was
getting
a
little
distressed,
and
as
it
was
getting
late
we
broke
up
the
circle.
We
arranged
to
have
one
more
to-morrow,
as
it
will
be
Mrs.
James’
last
night
in
town.
We
also
determined
not
to
have
Gowing
present.
Cummings,
before
leaving,
said
it
was
certainly
interesting,
but
he
wished
the
spirits
would
say
something
about
him.
JUNE
4.—
Quite
looking
forward
to
the
séance
this
evening.
Was
thinking
of
it
all
the
day
at
the
office.
Just
as
we
sat
down
at
the
table
we
were
annoyed
by
Gowing
entering
without
knocking.
He
said:
“I
am
not
going
to
stop,
but
I
have
brought
with
me
a
sealed
envelope,
which
I
know
I
can
trust
with
Mrs.
Pooter.
In
that
sealed
envelope
is
a
strip
of
paper
on
which
I
have
asked
a
simple
question.
If
the
spirits
can
answer
that
question,
I
will
believe
in
Spiritualism.”
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