I daresay I shall be none the worse for the exertion." "Doctor," she added, "will you allow our friends to inspect the cabinet ?" "That is quite needless," said Paul.
"Our friends are often willing to waive an inspection," replied Dr.Hull.
"We are grateful for the confidence shown, but, in justice to ourselves, as well as for their own more absolute assurance, we always insist upon it.

Otherwise, suspicions of fraud not entertained, perhaps, at the time, might afterwards occur to the mind, or be suggested by others, to which they would have no conclusive answer." Upon this Miss Ludington and Paul permitted themselves to be conducted upon the same tour of inspection that they had made the former evening.
They found everything precisely as it had been on that occasion.

There was no possibility of concealing any person in the cabinet or the back parlour, and no apparent or conceivable means by which any person could reach those apartments, except through the front parlour.
On their return to the latter apartment the proceedings followed the order observed at the previous seance.

Mrs.Legrand rose from her chair and walked feebly through the back parlour into the cabinet.

Dr.Hull then locked and braced a chair against the door opening into the hall, giving the key to Paul.