As Dan did not receive an answer, he asked
again.
"How many persons are in the room? Give us a knock on the floor for each
one." Five distinct knocks were made by the strange force on the floor,
and there were just five persons in the room, as follows:--Dr. Caritte,
Dan, Olive, Esther and Jane, William Cox and John Teed having left the
room after Esther had burried her face in the pillow. "Well, it
certainly is strange remarked the doctor, but I must go, it is getting
late." So he departed after saying he would call the next evening.
The next evening the Doctor called and remained for about an hour, but
as nothing occurred he departed feeling rather disappointed. For the
next three weeks no one could tell when the manifestations would take
place. Sometimes they would commence in the morning and continue all
day, and at other times they would only take place after Esther had
retired. It had now become a settled fact that Esther must be in the
house or there would be no manifestations of any kind. They never
occurred during her absence.
About one month after the commencement of the manifestations, Dr.
Pages:
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64