I saw him as we came out." "What is he, a spiritualist?
A professional ?" "Oh dear, no! He calls himself an occultist.

He goes out in society a great deal, apparently.

I met him at dinner first.

Since then he has taken the keenest interest in my sittings with Valentine." "Indeed! You know him, Cresswell ?" Valentine shook his head, and Julian laughed.
"The fun of it is that Marr doesn't wish to know Valentine," he said.
"Why ?" the doctor asked.
Julian told him the words Marr had used in reference to Valentine, and gave a fairly minute description of Marr's attitude towards their proceedings.

Levillier listened with great attention.
"Then this man urges you to go on with your sittings ?" he said when Julian had finished.
"Scarcely that.