(Present—O. J. L. and M. F. A. L.)
Report by O. J. L.
(Mrs. Leonard arrived about 5.30 to tea, for a sitting with M. F. A. L. I happened to be able to come too, in order to take notes. She had just come away from another sitting, and had had some difficulty in getting rid of her previous sitter in time, which rather bothered her. The result was not specially conducive to lucidity, and the sitting seemed only a moderately good one.
When Feda arrived she seemed pleased, and said:—)
Yes it is, yes, it's Soliver!
How are you? Raymond's here!
M. F. A. L.—Is he here already?
Yes, of course he is!
(Feda, sotto voce.—What's he say?) He says he hasn't come to play with Feda, or make jokes; he's come about serious things.
Do you remember, Miss Olive [Feda's name for Lady Lodge], some time ago, about that beautiful experience what he had? He's so glad that you and Soliver know about it, even though the others can't take it in. Years hence he thinks they may. He says, over there, they don't mind talking about the real things, over there, 'cos they're the things that count.