“He then muttered words to himself, and tearing apart the different sentences he had written, he put them, one after another, into the fire, together with some frankincense. This done, he asked the boy if any one had come. _Boy._ ‘Yes, many.’--_Magician._ ‘Tell them to sweep.’--_B._ ‘Sweep.’--_M._ ‘Tell them to bring the flags.’--_B._ ‘Bring the flags.’--_M._ ‘Have they brought any?’--_B._ ‘Yes.’--_M._ ‘O, what colour?’--_B._ ‘Green.’--_M._ ‘Say, Bring another.’--_B._ ‘Bring another.’--_M._ ‘Has it come?’--_B._ ‘Yes, a green one.’--_M._ ‘Another.’--_B._ ‘Another.’--_M._ ‘Is it brought?’--_B._ ‘Yes, another green one--they are all green.’ This boy was then sent away, and another was brought, who had never before seen the magician, having been chosen with another, by Mr. Lewis, on purpose; but after many incantations, incense, and long delay, he could see nothing, and fell asleep over the ink. The other boy was then called in, but he, like the other, could not be made to see anything; and a fourth was brought in, who had evidently acted his part before. He first saw a shadow, and was ordered to ‘tell him to sleep;’ and, after the flags and the sultan as usual, some one suggested that lord Fitzroy Somerset should be called for. He was described in a white Frank dress, a long, high, white hat, _black stockings_, and white gloves, tall, and standing before him _with black boots_. I asked how he could see his stockings with boots? The boy answered, ‘Under his trowsers.’ He continued, ‘His eyes are white, moustaches, no beard, but little whiskers, and yellow or light hair; he is thin, thin legs, thin arms; in his left hand he holds a stick, and in the other a pipe; he has a black handkerchief round his neck, his throat buttoned up, his trowsers are long, he wears green spectacles.’ The magician, seeing some of the party smiling at the description and its inaccuracies, said to the boy, ‘Don’t tell lies, boy.’ To which he answered, ‘I do not; why should I?’--_M._ ‘Tell him to go.’--_B._ ‘Go.’ Queen Victoria was next called for, who was described as short, dressed in black trowsers, a white hat, black shoes, white gloves, red coat, with lining, and black waistcoat, with whiskers, but no beard nor moustaches, and holding in his hand a glass tumbler. He was asked if the person were a man or a woman? He answered, ‘A man.’ We told the magician that it was our queen! He said, ‘I do not know why they should say what is false; I knew she was a woman, but the boys describe as they see.’