human
The people want me to tell them the meaning of the thing that has happened. It seems that I know about it. I do not hesitate to answer. It must be that I have been consulting the crystal, for I seem sure of what I say to them! I point toward the door--or is it at something on the wall--or is it a person? Ah, the picture is gone from the crystal!
gpt
How irritating! cried Lady Annesley-Seton, who felt that supernatural forces ought to be subject to her convenience.
human
Can't you make it come back if you concentrate?
gpt
No, it will not come back. I am sure of that, because when the crystal clouds as if milk were pouring into it, I know that I shall never see the same picture again. Whether it is a cross current in myself or the crystal, I cannot tell; but it amounts to the same thing. I am sorry! It is useless to try any more. Shall we go to the other room and have tea?