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77inspect. They were warped, and I objected to using them ; but, as May Bangs said they hadused up all the others, I agreed to try and get these straight ; so we nailed them up to a wall and leftthem there for four hours.At 11.20 the two panel canvases arrived from William Horsley and Co., 17-19 Clinton Street,wet. We put them in the window, under full light of the sun, and sat over them till they becamedry. This occupied twenty-five to thirty minutes. They were then put up in the window ; and at11.50 we sat for the picture. It was precipitated in ten minutes. and about 12.20 I left the house toget my lunch at the Annex Hotel, two miles distant. For a full description of the execution of thispicture and of that of Hypatia I must refer the reader to Chapter VII. It is sufficient to say herethat Hypatia was successfully precipitated at 4 p.m. About 3.30 May Bangs came to me with twostraight canvases saying “I have found two canvases not warped. Would you sooner use thesethan the ones we nailed up ?” I said : “No ; we will stick to the warped canvases” ; and we gotthem down from the wall and used them.That evening I wrote a letter to Iola ; and, among other things, I asked what was themeaning of this volte face i.e., asking me to sit for a picture of Hypatia after doing all she could atRochester to prevent me from getting it. Four sheets of blank paper, marked with a private mark,were put in the letter for reply, and the envelope closed with gum. The next morning, TuesdayMarch 2, I took this letter to May Bangs, and sat with her for reply. Here are extracts from theanswering letter :—Regarding the messages at Rochester in regard to Hypatia’s portrait, I will simply say I wasinfluenced in my communications by Prof. H——. You understand……and when I was free andindependent I communicated direct. I am delighted that you followed my wish. I should indeedhave been disappointed had you returned to England without it. It was simply a case of one spirittrying to dominate over another. These experiences you must not give to the world now ; the timewill come when all those undeveloped communications will occur……Thos, J. Hudson is entirelyresponsible for the message given——but let it pass……I have stated that Hudson wrote a letter through Mrs. Georgia a few hours before I leftRochester, the contents of which I did not know. This letter I took to the Bangs Sisters’ house onMarch 4, and May Bangs and I sat for an answer ; the medium saw, but did not touch the letter.When I got back to my hotel, I slit it open at the top and read the contents, which were as follows:—LETTER FROM HUDSON IN MIRROR-WRITING.To Hester and Thomson Jay Hudson.Where was I born ?How old was I when I died ?What was my financial condition ?Where is my son ?What was his first name ?All these things I will try and answer through the Bangs Sisters ; if not, let their guidetell these questions in right style, and sign the name of G. S. H. S. in full.Thomson Jay Hudson(G. C. H. S. are the complete initials of Mrs. Georgia.)The Answer.My good Friend, Brother, and Co.-worker,