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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
138
I
ventured
the
expression
that
it
might
be
impossible.
Mrs.
James
said:
“Oh
no!
it
is
of
common
occurrence
for
the
spirits
to
answer
questions
under
such
conditions—
and
even
for
them
to
write
on
locked
slates.
It
is
quite
worth
trying.
If
‘Lina’
is
in
a
good
temper,
she
is
certain
to
do
it.”
Gowing
said:
“All
right;
then
I
shall
be
a
firm
believer.
I
shall
perhaps
drop
in
about
half-past
nine
or
ten,
and
hear
the
result.”
He
then
left
and
we
sat
a
long
time.
Cummings
wanted
to
know
something
about
some
undertaking
in
which
he
was
concerned,
but
he
could
get
no
answer
of
any
description
whatever—
at
which
he
said
he
was
very
disappointed
and
was
afraid
there
was
not
much
in
table-turning
after
all.
I
thought
this
rather
selfish
of
him.
The
séance
was
very
similar
to
the
one
last
night,
almost
the
same
in
fact.
So
we
turned
to
the
letter.
“Lina”
took
a
long
time
answering
the
question,
but
eventually
spelt
out
“ROSES,
LILIES,
AND
COWS.”
There
was
great
rocking
of
the
table
at
this
time,
and
Mrs.
James
said:
“If
that
is
Captain
Drinkwater,
let
us
ask
him
the
answer
as
well?”
It
was
the
spirit
of
the
Captain,
and,
most
singular,
he
gave
the
same
identical
answer:
“ROSES,
LILIES,
AND
COWS.”
I
cannot
describe
the
agitation
with
which
Carrie
broke
the
seal,
or
the
disappointment
we
felt
on
reading
the
question,
to
which
the
answer
was
so
inappropriate.
The
question
was,
“What’s
old
Pooter’s
age?”
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