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Fay stepped behind the curtain, Auntie came out, fully materialized, greeting me cordially, shaking hands with…

Date of account: Published 1885
Source: Materialized apparitions: if not beings from another life, what are they
Reference: Materialized apparitions: if not beings from another life, what are they · selected passage 41
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Fay stepped behind the curtain, Auntie came out, fully materialized, greeting me cordially, shaking hands with me, and expressing pleasure at meeting me; then, in a clear and forcible manner, discussed the question of the proposed seance, going freely into detail, showing conclusively that she understood both sides, an…

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As Mrs. Fay stepped behind the curtain, Auntie came out, fully materialized, greeting me cordially, shaking hands with me, and expressing pleasure at meeting me; then, in a clear and forcible manner, discussed the question of the proposed seance, going freely into detail, showing conclusively that she understood both sides, and closed by saying that she did not propose to submit her medium to such conditions as were required by the letter, at the same time expressing a willingness to do all she could for Mr. Savage personally. Bidding me Good-bye, she dematerialized directly in front of me, so near that I could have laid my hand upon her as she went down. The curtains were apart, and I could see Mrs.

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