Initial 'Piper' Message
The first intimation that I had that anything might be going wrong, was a message from Myers through Mrs. Piper in America; communicated apparently by "Richard Hodgson" at a time when a Miss Robbins was having a sitting at Mrs. Piper's house, Greenfield, New Hampshire, on 8 August 1915, and sent me by Miss Alta Piper (A. L. P.) together with the original script. Here follows the extract, which at a certain stage in Miss Robbins's sitting, after having dealt with matters of personal significance to her, none of which had anything whatever to do with me, began abruptly thus:—
R. H.—Now Lodge, while we are not here as of old, i.e. not quite, we are here enough to take and give messages.
Myers says you take the part of the poet, and he will act as Faunus. Faunus.
Miss R.—Faunus?
R. H.—Yes. Myers. Protect. He will understand.
(Evidently referring to Lodge.—A. L. P.)
What have you to say, Lodge? Good work. Ask Verrall, she will also understand. Arthur says so. [This means Dr. Arthur W. Verrall (deceased).—O. J. L.]
Miss R.—Do you mean Arthur Tennyson?