Challenger, Professor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Spiritualism -- Fiction
Malone thought of the strange visionary Miromar and his speech at the
Spiritualistic Church on the first night of his quest.
“Do you then believe in some impending event?” he asked.
Mailey smiled. “That is rather a large subject to open up,” he said. “I
believe--But here is Mr. Chang again!”
The control joined in the conversation.
“I heard you. I sit and listen,” said he. “You speak now of what is to
come. Let it be! Let it be! The Time is not yet. You will be told when
it is good that you know. Remember this. All is best. Whatever come all
is best. God makes no mistakes. Now others here who wish your help, I
leave you.”
Several spirits came through in quick succession. One was an architect
who said that he had lived at Bristol. He had not been an evil man, but
had simply banished all thoughts of the future. Now he was in the dark
and needed guidance. Another had lived in Birmingham. He was an educated
man but a materialist. He refused to accept the assurances of Mailey,
and was by no means convinced that he was really dead. Then came a very
noisy and violent man of a crudely-religious and narrowly-intolerant
type, who spoke repeatedly of “the blood.”
“What is this ribald nonsense?” he asked several times.
“It is not nonsense. We are here to help,” said Mailey.
“Who wants to be helped by the devil?”
“Is it likely that the devil would wish to help souls in trouble?”
“It is part of his deceit. I tell you it is of the devil! Be warned! I
will take no further part in it.”
The placid, whimsical Chinaman was back like a flash. “Good man. Foolish
man,” he repeated once more. “Plenty time. He learn better some day. Now
I bring bad case--very bad case. Ow!”
He reclined his head in the cushion and did not raise it as the voice, a
feminine voice, broke out:
“Janet! Janet!”
There was a pause.
“Janet, I say! Where is the morning tea? Janet! This is intolerable! I
have called you again and again! Janet!” The figure sat up, blinking and
rubbing his eyes.
“What is this?” cried the voice. “Who are you? What right have you here?
Are you aware that this is my house?”
“No, friend, this is my house.”
“Your house! How can it be your house when this is my bedroom? Go away
this moment!”
“No, friend. You do not understand your position.”
“I will have you put out. What insolence! Janet! Janet! Will no one look
after me this morning?”
“Look round you, lady. Is this your bedroom?”
Terbane looked round with a wild stare.
“It is a room I never saw in my life. Where am I? What is the meaning of
it? You look like a kind lady. Tell me, for God’s sake, what is the
meaning of it? Oh, I am so terrified! So terrified! Where are John and
Janet?”
“What do you last remember?”
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