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Miss Burnaby had been one of the people most strongly affected by what had happened the night before; she must choose her words carefully. So, "Bubbles has a remarkable gift of thought-reading," she answered quietly. "Personally I am quite convinced that it's not anything more." "Are you?" There was a curious, questioning look on Miss Burnaby's usually placid face.
'What are we to do some thought-reading? 'Yes. It isn't a crush. I have only asked about thirty or forty people. Mr. Denman is to manage it. She mentioned an amateur thought-reader greatly in request at the moment. Flaxman cogitated for a while and then propounded a little plan to his aunt, to which she, after some demur, agreed.
The tremendous potentialities of hypnotism and thought-reading, now passing into the region of science, were not then so remote but that an imagination like his must have foreshadowed them. The natural basis of the seemingly supernatural had not yet entered into discussion.
No physical "manifestation" took place in her presence, and we never "sat" as a "circle," but her telepathic and thought-reading powers in ordinary social intercourse were most surprising.
'Have you seen any experiments in the working of this new force before? he asked her with a solemnity which sat oddly on his commonplace bearded face. 'Oh, yes! she said flippantly. 'We have tried it sometimes. It is very good fun. He drew himself up. 'Not fun, he said impressively; 'not fun. Thought-reading wants seriousness; the most tremendous things depend upon it.
The dream passed off with a sort of thunder inside my head. But, Mary 'I know what you are going to ask. I suppose this is an instance of a kind of thought-reading. Curious, no doubt, and I am sorry it gave you such a bad night. You had better be as much in the fresh air as you can to-day.
"The odd thing was," said Helen, after a moment's hesitation, "that she said my father didn't like my being here. That wasn't thought-reading " "There's something a little queer a little tricky and malicious sometimes about Bubbles," he said meaningly. Helen looked at him, startled. "Is there really? How how horrid!" she exclaimed.
'Of course I know a good deal about Babylon, and I unconsciously communicate it to you; you've heard of thought-reading, but some of the things you say, I don't understand; they never enter my head, and yet they're so astoundingly probable. 'It's all right, said Anthea reassuringly. 'I understand. And don't worry. It's all quite simple really.
The thought-reading was rather a success; he announced that the hostess was thinking about poetry, and she admitted that her mind was dwelling on one of Austin's odes. Which was near enough. I fancy she had been really wondering whether a scrag-end of mutton and some cold plum-pudding would do for the kitchen dinner next day.
Some thought-reading followed, not easy to understand because of the incessant monologue kept up by the gifted youth; but the results were satisfactory, and by pressing the folded pieces of paper very hard against his forehead, he was able to announce the names written within. "This is yours, I think, Miss Higham.
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