"It was a vision—a high vision," said the Philosopher. "I recollect some things clearly. A sort of studio roof. A big sort of skylight window, I remember that. Now of course I never can have been in such a house," continued Professor Higginson. "It's one of the first laws of subliminal consciousness that impressions are conveyed from one centre to another, transversely as it were, and not either directly or in the ordinary line from a superior to an inferior plane. To put it conversationally, not from above to below, nor from below to above. Hum!"
"Of course!" said Mr. Kirby. "Naturally. Quite clear."
"The whole theory of telepathy depends upon that," went on Professor Higginson, glancing up cautiously at the lawyer and dropping his eyes again.
"It could depend on nothing else," said Mr. Kirby gracefully.
"Well, you see," said the Psychologist, "I wasn't in the house, that's quite certain; I had and have no objective knowledge of the house. Every psychologist of repute will bear evidence to that. It's the mere A B C of the science."
"Your reputation," said Mr. Kirby, "would
