was a man of great size, two or three inches more than six feet high; but the most noticeable thing about him was a vast obesity. His paunch was of imposing dimensions. His face was large and fleshy
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Susie looked forward to the meeting with interest.
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The fumes of the incense filled the room with smoke.
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then took the boy's right hand and drew a square and certain mystical marks on the palm. In the centre of the square he poured a little ink. This formed the magic mirror.
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who was able by means of a magic mirror to show the inquirer persons who were absent or dead, and a native friend of mine had often begged me to see him.
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the most celebrated occultist of recent years. He is thought to have known more of the mysteries than any adept since the divine Paracelsus.'
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Have you ever heard of Eliphas Levi?' he inquired
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four men come in with a long box. And there are women crying. They all wear little white caps and black dresses. And I see a man in a white surplice, with a large cross in his hands,