'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton

Brought to Book! 15;
Mr. Eglinton, embodying an expressed wish of mine, asked whether 'Ernest' would give us
any hints as to the further development of
'
power
'
in my nieces, and a message of one
hundred and one words, appositely answering the question, was written within two slates
held by Mr. Eglinton on the shoulder of Mary, her hand also grasping the slate and one
of his two hands that held it. The writing was very distinctly heard by all present in
this experiment, as in the others. The locked slate, having remained untouched in the meantime,
was again taken up from the table by Mr. Eglinton, and held by him and my niece above
the table. Writing was heard by us, and on the slate being opened, a pertinent answer
to the written question was found. Lying inside the slate was the piece of string that had
been removed from my hook-slate."
Mr. Collingwood further expresses himself as having borne in mind throughout this
seance the statements put forward by Labouchere, Maskelyne, and others, and considers
that their theories as to how these writings are produced are absolutely untenable, if not
ridiculous.
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