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''October'' 17. Letter from Bouton demanding portrait. All ready. Letter from Hoisington and—Hurrychund to Olcott. Marble brought his portrait and dined. Curtis came before and is going to stay all night. Writes article for the ''Star'' on cremation. ''No'' letters from H.S.O. Found a postal card in French from—H.S.O. received apparently on Monday, and which Jenny forgot to hand to me. Wimb. found it in the kitchen. O America, oh, servants of America! H.P.B. received a newspaper from Australia ''Avoca Mail'' with her article translated from Aksakoff on Zöllner and Slade.<ref>This is A. N. Aksakov’s article entitled “The Scientific Hypothesis Respecting Mediumistic Phenomena,” translated by H.P.B. and published in the Avoca Mail and Pyrenees District Advertiser of Australia August 27, 1878.</ref> Sent by Litoner or some such thing.

''October'' 22. Instead of going to business at 9—H.S.O. went at 12. Visits came—Mrs. Hallet and Mr. Somebody.—None received. Won’t have them. O’Donovan came and had dinner with us. After dinner Harrisse.—H.P.B. left them all in the dining room and retired with H.S.O. in the library to write letters. H.S.O. wrote to Hurrychund and Miss E. Kislingbury. ''Narayan''<ref>An Adept-Brother spoken of by H.P.B. as “the Old Gentleman.” He contributed a great deal of material during the production of Isis Unveiled. There exists only one letter from him preserved in the Adyar Archives. It is written in red pencil and its facsimile may be found in Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series, No. 24, as well as in C. Jinarâjadâsa’s booklet, Did Madame Blavatsky Forge the Mahatma Letters, Adyar, 1934, p. 43. This Adept was living near Arcot, not far from Madras, when H.P.B. and Col. Olcott saw him about April 30, 1882. A letter to The Theosophist from him, refuting the accusations of Swâmi Dayânanda Sarasvatî against the Founders, appears in the June, 1882, Supplement, pp. 6-8. It is dated “Tiruvallam Hills, May 17,” and signed “One of the Hindu Founders of the Parent Theosophical Society.”</ref> left watch—and in came ''Sahib''.<ref>Most likely Master M. H.P.B.’s entry hints very plainly at the little understood fact of the overshadowing of her consciousness by the higher consciousness of Initiates.</ref> {{Page aside|415}}The latter with ''orders'' from Serapis<ref>The Adept-Brother known by the name of “Serapis” belonged to the Egyptian Section of the Brotherhood and was very active in the initial stage of the Theosophical Movement. A considerable number of original letters from him to Col. Olcott have been preserved.</ref> to complete all by first days of December. Not to change one particle of Blodget’s plans, etc. Well,—H.S.O. is just playing his great final stake.

''November'' 1. A postal card from H.S.O.—When can I get Curtis to write about Sosiosh.<ref>More correctly Saoshyant, one of the Saviours to come, according to the Zoroastrian religion, the other two being Oshêdar Bâmî and Oshêdar Mâh.</ref> No one whole day. Wimb. bad cold, remained at home. Dined alone with him, thank goodness! Evening five double bells ''and no one'',—mistake, except another card from H.S.O.; wants his black leather portfolio with certificates. Sent with Wimb. by express. H.P.B. finished her article for ''Pravda''.

''Evening''. A Mr. Thompson from Montreal, Ex-clergyman {{Page aside|425}} whose eyes were opened to the fraud of Xtianity; who read ''Isis'', “learned much in it,” and was bound to see its author. Harrisse came, disgusted at Thompson’s serious talk, walked off into dining-room and retired early. Found the Rosy Cross Jewel<ref>There is some evidence that this jewel had originally belonged to Cagliostro.</ref> missing from the bureau drawer. ''Know who took it''. It will come back.<ref>There is a short letter from Master Serapis in which he says that “the lost one is restored in its proper place. The gueburs made it invisible out of malice.” Vide Letter No. 22 in Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom, Second Series.</ref> Daulte came in late and put $3 into Arya Samaj fund. Noble man!

''Evening''. Curtis came to write article. Marble prostrated. Wimb. gone office.—Evans from Philadelphia turns up to fetch ''me''! Impossible. Suddenly H.S.O. makes his {{Page aside|429}} appearance. Bosses and patronises Wimb. at night until the latter becomes raving mad! H.S.O. calls the [ . . . .]<ref>Symbol for Master Narayan. The incident about calling him “old horse” is related by Col. Olcott in Old Diary Leaves, Vol. I, pp. 247-48.</ref> “old horse.”

{{Style P-Subtitle|CONSUMMATUM EST<ref>As the facsimile shows, there is over this entry a large symbol in red pencil, an arrow pointing down to a circle containing a cross, and the signature of Master Narayan at the side. “Consummatum est” (It is finished, or accomplished) is written in large letters, in blue pencil, and underlined. It is not certain whether these two words are in H.P.B.’s handwriting or not.</ref>}}

Olcott returned at 7 with three tickets for the British steamboat the “Canada.” Wrote letters till 11½. Curtis and Judge passed the evening. Maynard took H.P.B. to dinner to his home. She returned home at 9. Maynard made a present of a tobacco pouch. ''Charles lost''!!<ref>A reporter writing in the New York Sun of December 19, 1878, had this to say: “Charles in the meantime had been sent to a good Theosophist’s house, but had disappeared from the basket in transitu, and has not been seen since. ‘I don’t know where he is,’ said the Hierophant [H. S. Olcott], ‘but I presume we will find him in Bombay when we get there’.”</ref> At nearly 12 H.S.O. and H.P.B. took leave of the chandelier<ref>The words “took leave of the chandelier” are underlined in blue.</ref> and drove off in a carriage to the steamer, leaving Marble to sleep at home and wait for Wimbridge who was taking leave of Tom until a very late hour.