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It was confirmed by Mr.Hoffman, by Mr.George Brown and by Miss Conley, examined by the Rev.Mr.Crum, of Dubuque .-- Proceedings, S.P.R., viii., 200-205.
Pat Conley, too, corroborated, and had no theory of explanation.
That the girl knew beforehand of the dollars is conceivable, but she did not know of the change of clothes. {56a} Told by the nobleman in question to the author. {56b} The author knows some eight cases among his friends of a solitary meaningless hallucination like this. {58} As to the fact of such visions, I have so often seen crystal gazing, and heard the pictures described by persons whose word I could not doubt, men and women of unblemished character, free from superstition, that I am obliged to believe in the fact as a real though hallucinatory experience.
Mr.Clodd attributes it to disorder of the liver.
If no more were needed I could "scry" famously! {60a} Facts attested and signed by Mr.Baillie and Miss Preston. {60b} Story told to me by both my friends and the secretary. {62} Memoires, v., 120.
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