human
Well, I hope you ladies have been enjoying yourselves this afternoon. I notice ladies have that faculty whenever they meet for an hour or so,
gpt
Oh, we have indeed had a lovely time, and a profitable one, too, I hope,
human
You have about converted Mrs. Hayden to your ideas, you and Helen together, I presume,
gpt
I should certainly like to be converted, if so many wonderful things are possible as I have heard about this afternoon,
human
Well now, tell me what all this is about. You seem to have conspired to talk in riddles,
gpt
Why, it is this new 'craze' they call Christian Healing that seems to have taken hold of our worthy partners, Mr. Hayden,
human
I am not sure but there is a good deal in that, Reade. I heard some gentlemen talking about what was being done in Chicago, and it is truly wonderful. After all, we know that the mind has a great influence over the body, and why shouldn't we discover new abilities and powers in that as we develop in other directions?
gpt
To be sure; just what I have always said, and now I am having an opportunity to prove it since my wife is willing to listen,
human
Oh, there is something far beyond what you gentlemen see--something so spiritual and beautiful, that mere intellect can not recognize it. But you will come to that after awhile, if you only seek to know for Truth's sake, though the recognition of what you see often comes first,
gpt
Certainly. I believe our capacity to recognize higher phases of thought grows with our eagerness to receive. That is true of any branch of study,