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           "Youweregoingtohelptoo!"shesaidtome,withanindignantlook.

           Isaidnothing;Ithoughtsilencewasbest.Mr.Trelawnywentonhurriedly;Icouldseethathewasgladofinterruption,forthepartofhisargumentconcerningabarrister’sworkwasbecomingdecidedlyweak:

           "Mychild,youwillbewithusyourself.Wouldwedoanythingwhichwouldhurtoroffendyou?Comenow!bereasonable!Wearenotatapleasureparty.Weareallgravemen,enteringgravelyonanexperimentwhichmayunfoldthewisdomofoldtimes,andenlargehumanknowledgeindefinitely;whichmayputthemindsofmenonnewtracksofthoughtandresearch.Anexperiment,"ashewentonhisvoicedeepened,"whichmaybefraughtwithdeathtoanyoneofus—tousall!Weknowfromwhathasbeen,thatthereare,ormaybe,vastandunknowndangersaheadofus,ofwhichnoneinthehousetodaymayeverseetheend.Takeit,mychild,thatwearenotactinglightly;butwithallthegravityofdeeplyearnestmen!Besides,mydear,whateverfeelingsyouoranyofusmayhaveonthesubject,itisnecessaryforthesuccessoftheexperimenttounswatheher.Ithinkthatunderanycircumstancesitwouldbenecessarytoremovethewrappingsbeforeshebecameagainalivehumanbeinginsteadofaspiritualisedcorpsewithanastralbody.