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"Are you succeeding all right?" I asked as I came in, putting on as careless an air as possible, but glancing involuntarily round the room to see if we were alone. "Only your help is needed to complete the matter," said Mr. Abrahams, in a solemn voice. "You shall sit by me and partake of the essence of Lucoptolycus, which removes the scales from our earthly eyes.
"You wait," he said; "give me the right place and the right hour, with a little of the essence of Lucoptolycus" here he produced a small bottle from his waistcoat-pocket "and you won't find no ghost that I ain't up to. You'll see them yourself, and pick your own, and I can't say fairer than that." As all Mr.
For a long time I was doubtful upon the point, and eventually endeavoured to solve it by consulting a well-known analyst and medical man, sending him the few drops of the so-called essence of Lucoptolycus which remained in my phial. I append the letter which I received from him, only too happy to have the opportunity of winding up my little narrative by the weighty words of a man of learning.
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