what he said they made it fit to their own wishes when he was proved absolutely wrong as in the case of the lady with the golden chain truth was treated as a form of insult and was evidently extremely inconvenient but it did the master no harm his followers were determined to believe in him no matter how strong the evidence might be against him suddenly the master after walking up and down the room once or twice made what i might call a bee line for me a terrible commotion you came here to night he said to seek comfort � i feel it i wondered that he had not felt it before he passed close to me give me something belonging to you my gloves are new i replied will this chain do i felt that it was a to offer him the little chain which i wore around my neck but i was anxious to know the truth and as he said the chain would do i it and gave it into his hands there was a little charm hanging to it a charm set with diamonds a foolish little thing which had bought for me in the early days of our put it round my neck then and i had worn it ever since i shivered involuntarily as his fingers touched mine this was a love token he said staring at me with his pot blue eyes i did not answer i was determined he should get no help out of me as he had easily done out of all the silly women who had so him yes it was a love token he said holding it against his forehead i feel it � it is borne in upon me the lover who gave it should re the magic wheel turn he has wandered away to other loves but his heart is really yours all the time i see a marriage for you � a happy marriage take heart as i said to somebody just now it is hard to wait but in your case it is worth waiting for your lover was a german i smiled determined to give him no help the chorus broke forth again � marvellous wonderful how can he know these things he was a man of my height and build very gentle certainly scientific he wears glasses he is standing by you now but he is alive i asked certainly he is alive you can t tell me where he is i suppose not here it would take too long i could tell you privately i could give you every detail i could follow every movement of his life from the very beginning to the very end but it would take time you can write to me about that if you like you see this lady the of the token and the charm again the chorus broke forth � wonderful marvellous perfect stranger never been here before a terrible commotion excuse me mr i said in cold cutting accents but i have not said one word which that i recognize the person of whom you speak you say that i am going to be married that the man who gave me that chain and charm loved and rode away it is clearly marked clearly indicated he replied it may be but that chain was given me by my husband soon after i was married there have been no others my husband is dead again the assumed the haughty look with which he had treated the poor lady with the chain opposite to me i cannot answer for the phenomena they must be interpreted by those to whom they are shown he said but you said that the chain was given to me by a german a fair man a who had loved and ridden away and would come back again i said to this lady here you described an old gentleman who might have been her father or her uncle or her grandfather or her father in law and if he came for her you the magic wheel i can t have my work interrupted he exclaimed i have certain work to do and a duty to others who attend the circle not at all i replied firmly you have made a positive statement to me and you are absolutely wrong you are neither more nor less than a fraud mr louis i am sorry to speak so plainly but i am more sorry for all these women who have let you them into believing that you have wonderful gifts pay back this lady her money he cried in a furious voice no i will not take my money but i will you for a fraud for a make believe one who to a power which he in no wise possesses you were absolutely wrong with this lady here with the chain turn her out cried a voice � turn her out you shall not turn me out if you touch me i will call the police upon you i have paid for my presence here i have a right to remain until this sitting is ended this lady will support me we are two we have never seen a terrible commotion each other before some of you i went on addressing the excited women who had started from their chairs and were crowding round us � some of you have openly said here to night that your husbands think you to be here at all will you go home and tell your husbands what you have heard will you go home and say that two of those who have come for information have been cheated you will stand by me madam i looked across at the woman whose golden chain glittered in the uncertain light indeed i will she said i think you are a brave woman for my own part i � i am frightened to death 