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And yet, in spite of all these bonds and precautions, the cone was almost immediately lifted, and "Mitchell"…

Date of account: Published 1908
Source: The Shadow World
Reference: The Shadow World · selected passage 96
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

Record summary

And yet, in spite of all these bonds and precautions, the cone was almost immediately lifted, and "Mitchell" spoke through it

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And yet, in spite of all these bonds and precautions, the cone was almost immediately lifted, and "Mitchell" spoke through it. In a deep, clear, well-delivered, and decidedly masculine whisper, and with stately periods, he promised the complete co-operation of the spirit world in the great work to which I was devoting myself. He directed his exhortation to me, as usual; and for the benefit of those who think the spirits are always trivial or foolish, I wish to say that "Mitchell's" remarks were dignified and very suggestive. He produced in my mind the distinct impression of a serious man of seventy, ornate of rhetoric, but never vague or wandering in his thought, and he never went outside the circle of Mrs.

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Modern context

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