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“She writes that there is none. Being well acquainted with the Marshal’s aide-de-camp, the Baron de Langsdorff, she spoke to him on the subject; he said he could not believe there was any truth in the story, or he would have heard of it; however, he took The Spiritualist {{Page aside|390}} containing it to the Marshal, who declared there was not the slightest foundation for it. Very truly yours,
“She writes that there is none. Being well acquainted with the Marshal’s aide-de-camp, the Baron de Langsdorff, she spoke to him on the subject; he said he could not believe there was any truth in the story, or he would have heard of it; however, he took The Spiritualist {{Page aside|390}} containing it to the Marshal, who declared there was not the slightest foundation for it. Very truly yours,
{{HPB-CW-comment|J. H. DOUGLAS.”}}
{{Style P-Signature|J. H. DOUGLAS.”}}


We thank Miss Douglas and Mr. Harrison for the trouble they have taken, and hope the lesson, which the case teaches, may not be lost upon those who stand up so stoutly for the infallibility of the Roman Catholic Church. For, it would appear, they indulge in “cock-and-bull stories,” as much as other mortals do, while pretending to a greater trustworthiness.
We thank Miss Douglas and Mr. Harrison for the trouble they have taken, and hope the lesson, which the case teaches, may not be lost upon those who stand up so stoutly for the infallibility of the Roman Catholic Church. For, it would appear, they indulge in “cock-and-bull stories,” as much as other mortals do, while pretending to a greater trustworthiness.