(The sitting began with a statement from Feda that she liked
Lionel, and that Raymond had taken her down to his home. Then she reported that Raymond
said:-
"Mother darling, I am so happy, and so much more so
because you are."
M. F. A. L.-Yes, we are; and as your father says, we can face
Christmas now.
Raymond says he will be there. M. F. A.
L.- We will put a chair for him.
Yes, he will come and sit in it.
He wants to strike a bargain with you. He says, "If I come there, there must be no sadness. I don't
want to be a ghost at the feast. There mustn't be one sigh. Please, darling, keep them in order, rally them up. Don't let
them. If they do, I shall have the hump." (Feda, sotto voce. 'hurnp,' what he say.)
M. F. A. L.-We will all drink his health and happiness.
Yes, you can think I am wishing you health too.
M. F. A. L.-We were interested in hearing about his clothes and
things; we can't think how be gets them! [The reference is to a second sitting of Lionel, not available for publication.]
They are all man-u-fac-tured. [Feda stumbling over long words.]
Can you fancy you seeing me in white robes? Mind, I
didn't care for them at first, and I wouldn't wear them. just like a fellow gone to a country where there is a hot
climate - an ignorant fellow, not knowing what he is going to; it's just like that. He may make up his mind to wear his own
clothes a little while, but he will soon be dressing like the natives. He was allowed to have earth clothes here until he
got acclimatised; they let him; they didn't force him. I don't think I will ever be able to make the boys see me in white
robes.
Mother, don't go doing too much.
M. F. A. L.-I am very strong.
You think you are, but you tire yourself out too much.
It troubles me.
M. F. A. L.-Yes, but I should be quite glad to come over there, if I
could come quickly, even though I am so happy here, and I don't want to leave people.
Don't you think I would be glad to have you here! If
you do what he says, you will come over when the time comes-quick, sharp.
He says he comes and sees you in bed. The reason for
that is the air is so quiet then. You often go up there in the spirit-land while your body is asleep.
M. F. A. L.-Would you like us to sit on the same night as Mrs.
Kennedy sits, or on different nights? [Meaning in trials for cross-correspondences.]
On the same night, as it wastes less time. Besides, he forgets, if there is too long an interval. He wants to get
something of the same sort to each place.
William and Lily come to play with Raymond. Lily had
gone on, but came back to be with Raymond. [These mean his long-deceased infant brother and sister.]
Get some sittings soon, so as to get into full swing by
Christmas. Tell them when they get him through, and he says, "Raymond," tell them to go very easily, and not to
ask too many questions. Questions want thinking out beforehand. They are not to talk among themselves,
because then they get part of one thing and part of another, And not to say, "No, don't ask him that," or he
gets mixed.
Do you know we sometimes have to prepare answers a
little before we transmit them; it is a sort of mental effort to give answers through the table. When they say, do you
ask, we begin to get ready to speak through the table. Write down a few questions and keep to them.
