ad regarded his work
only from the intellectual point of view_."

This seemed to me a most unlikely sort of message to come from such a
man.

In such cases there is nothing like going to the fountain-head for
information, and this came to me in the following words, which are, I
think, characteristic and certainly sensible:--

"My work _was_ intellectual--how could I regard it from any other point
of view? That has nothing to do with the spiritual side of things. My
spiritual life was very latent, it is true; but it was sincere, so far
as it went, and in this more favourable atmosphere, the buds are
unfolding, and I am learning more and more of the love and wisdom which
I always dimly saw and appreciated. It is the attitude of mind which is
all-important, and my attitude, though critical, was never obstructive,
as you know."

* * * * *

I should like to say a few words now on the subject of superstitions. We
are _all_ superstitious in various ways and upon different points--I may
laugh at _your_ superstition because it does not happen to appeal to me,
but you may be quite sure you could find out my "Achilles Heel" if we
lived together long enough.

The only difference between people is, that some are honest about their
superstitions and others--are not!

I met a lady not long ago at a foreign _table d'hote_ who started our
acquaintance by remarking that she was thankful to say she had not a
single superstition. Before we had spent ten days under the same roof I
discovered that she believed in portents and lucky stones and the "whole
bag of tricks," and possessed the power of seeing people in their astral
bodies.

This is to introduce my own strongest superstition, which is a horror of
seeing the new moon for the first time through glass. _Breaking_ glass
is almost as disastrous in my experience, even if the article itself
only costs a few pence.

Now I do not for one moment suggest that either one or other is the
_cause_ of my subsequent misfortunes. No one surely can be childish
enough to suppose such a thing; yet I have known sensible people labour
this point in order to show me the folly of my ways--and thoughts.

Again, I am quite aware that some people may break as much glass or
china as the proverbial bull, and see the moon through the former medium
every month of their lives, and not be a penny the worse for it--beyond
the amount of their breakages. I only maintain that