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           Iobeyedtherules,andIaskedthespirit(whosaidhernamewasLina)ifshecouldtellmethenameofanoldauntofwhomIwasthinking,andwhomweusedtocallAuntMaggie.ThetablespelledoutCAT.Wecouldmakenothingoutofit,tillIsuddenlyrememberedthathersecondnamewasCatherine,whichitwasevidentlytryingtospell.Idon’tthinkevenCarrieknewthis.Butifshedid,shewouldnevercheat.Imustadmititwascurious.Severalotherthingshappened,andIconsentedtositatanotherséanceonMonday.

           June3.—Thelaundresscalled,andsaidshewasverysorryaboutthehandkerchiefs,andreturnedninepence.Isaid,asthecolourwascompletelywashedoutandthehandkerchiefsquitespoiled,ninepencewasnotenough.Carrierepliedthatthetwohandkerchiefsoriginallyonlycostsixpence,forsherememberedbringthematasaleattheHollowayBonMarché.Inthatcase,Iinsistedthatthreepencebuyingshouldbereturnedtothelaundress.LupinhasgonetostaywiththePoshsforafewdays.ImustsayIfeelveryuncomfortableaboutit.CarriesaidIwasridiculoustoworryaboutit.Mr.PoshwasveryfondofLupin,who,afterall,wasonlyamereboy.

           Intheeveningwehadanotherséance,which,insomerespects,wasveryremarkable,althoughthefirstpartofitwasalittledoubtful.Gowingcalled,aswellasCummings,andbeggedtobeallowedtojointhecircle.Iwantedtoobject,butMrs.