If your son didn't know this man, he knew of him.
[Yes, he could hardly have known him, as he was only about twelve at the time of Myers's death.]
At the back of the gentleman beginning with M, and who wrote poetry, is a whole group of people. [The S.P.R. group, doubtless.] They are very interested. And don't be surprised if you get messages from them, even if you don't know them.
(Then 'Moonstone' stopped, and said:—)
This is so important that is going to be said now, that I want to go slowly, for you to write clearly every word (dictating carefully):—
"Not only is the partition so thin that you can hear the operators on the other side, but a big hole has been made."
This message is for the gentleman associated with the chemical laboratory.
[Considering that my wife was quite unknown to the medium, this is a remarkably evidential and identifying message. Cf. passage in my book, Survival of Man, containing this tunnel-boring simile; page 341 of American edition (Moffat Yard & Co.).—O. J. L.]
'Moonstone' continued:—