Maudie

I did not call Maudie the first week or ten days after Pat left; I didn't feel easy about her.

Time For The Stars Heinlein, Robert A. 1956

"Maudie" doesn't show up until the second part, but the set-up and lead-in need to be seen for the proper introduction.....

Archive 2009-04-26 Toby O'B 2009

A convulsive restlessness again seized upon the psychic, and "Maudie" asked us to sing.

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

"Maudie" then requested that the pieces of cone be put together and placed on the floor beside the table.

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

At this moment the psychic again began to twist and turn as if in pain, and at last the little voice of "Maudie" anxiously asked: "_Is Mr. Garland going to take a train at seven o'clock? _"

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

A hammering was then carried on as if within the cone, and "Maudie" spoke, telling us to go down and get supper, as before.

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

After some moments of waiting, "Maudie" said: "Mr. Mitchell says take the table away and put the cone in its place."

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

"Maudie" then asked us to take up the larger half of the cone and unite it with the smaller part, and lay the entire cone flat across the table.

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

Again "Maudie" spoke, asking us to restore the table and cone to their former positions.

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

I don't suppose Mrs. Smiley realizes that 'Maudie' would be called by a doubter a falsetto disguise of her own voice, and 'Wilbur' a shrewd and humorous personification of her subconscious self; or, if she does, she probably ascribes it to the process of materialization which 'takes from' the medium.

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900