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brought a large green tent," and presently 

 added, "they have set it up." Soldiers were 

 then called for, and told to pitch their own 

 tents. Other orders were subsequently given, 

 and similarly obeyed, till the magician had put 

 the last strip of paper into the chafing-dish. 

 For all this, however, the boy, a seeming 

 stranger to the magician, might have been 

 tutored previously, but on the magician mut- 

 tering, nothing could be distinguished but 

 words of the invocation again and again re- 

 peated, and of this much was inaudible, except- 

 ing on two or three occasions, when he was 

 heard to say, '' If they demand information, 

 inform them, and be ye veracious." 



The magician after this asked if he wished 

 to see any one who was absent or dead. He 

 named Lord Nelson, but it Avas with difficulty 

 that the boy, after many trials, could be 

 brought to do so. He, however, presently said, 

 " The man is dressed in black European clothes, 

 and has lost his left arm." He presently cor- 

 rected himself and said, ''No, his arm is placed 

 in his breast." Another person was then called 

 for, and a correct description given, but in 

 several other cases the description was impcr- 



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