[101]. A typically spiritualistic view of an inconvenient truth.
[102]. Captain Forbes was one of the Kastamouni Incorrigibles. His version of the story appeared in the Glasgow Sunday Post. According to him the Spooks who guided Kiazim were those of “Napoleon” and “Osman the Conqueror.” As a matter of fact, “Napoleon” was on the side of OOO.
[103]. We promised in the train (on the way to hospital) that we would meet the Pimple again in Egypt so that he might become the “Ruler of the World.” (Chapter XXVI., p. [284].)
[104]. “Those questions,” i.e., spiritualism.
Transcriber’s Note
Errors in the text have been corrected where they can be reasonably attributed to the printer or editor, or where the same word appears as expected elsewhere.
The original text has unpaired double quotation marks which could not be corrected with any confidence.
There are multiple references to footnotes 4 (p. [36]), 24 (p. [140]), 92 (p. [341]), and 96 (p. [342]).