Meanwhile, this being Christmas Eve and not Ash Wednesday, I'll make no more confessions.

Don't you want to hear the result of my psychic investigations, concerning our mirror experiences ?" "Exceedingly," said Helen.

"Have you time to tell me now ?" "Heaps of time.

It won't take long.

Last night I told the whole story to a man who makes a special study of these matters, and knows more about things psychic than any other man in England.