Spook. “Quite so. A past sound existing in the present. Is it not so?”
(Moïse consulted the mediums, and after a discussion, went on.)
Moïse. “Jones says that the phonograph is only a record of a sound, it is not a sound existing at the present.”
Spook. “Stupid, the sound is there. All that is required is the proper instruments and conditions to bring it out. Do you understand?”
Moïse. “Yes, we understand that.”
Spook. “Now, look at the fire.”
Moïse. “Yes, I am looking.”
Spook. “Would you say it is burning now, or would you not?”
Moïse. “Yes, we would.”
Spook. “Why do you say it is blazing now—at present?”