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"As was befitting, I did all that my knowledge suggested to make sure that I was suffering under no delusion. At first astounded, I could hardly think, but in a minute's time I was sure that my pulse was steady and regular, and that I was in my real and true senses. I then fixed my eyes quietly on what was before me. AS WAS BEFITTING I DID ALL THAT MY KNOWLEDGE SUGGESTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS SUFFERING UNDER NO DELUSION AT FIRST ASTOUNDED I COULD HARDLY THINK BUT IN A MINUTE'S TIME I WAS SURE THAT MY PULSE WAS STEADY AND REGULAR AND THAT I WAS IN MY REAL AND TRUE SENSES I THEN FIXED MY EYES QUIETLY ON WHAT WAS BEFORE ME
found, covered with pencil jottings. These notes were in Latin, much abbreviated, and had evidently been made in great haste. The MS. was only deciphered with difficulty, and some words have up to the present time evaded all the efforts of the expert employed. The date, “XXV Jul. 1888,” is written on the right-hand corner of the MS. The following is a translation of Dr. Matheson’s manuscript.] “Whether science would benefit by these brief notes if they could be published, I do not know, but rather doubt. But certainly I shall never take the responsibility of publishing or divulging one word of what is here written, not only on account of my oath given freely to those two persons who were present, but also because the details are too abominable. It is probably that, upon mature consideration, and after weighting the good and evil, I shall one day destroy this paper, or at least leave it under seal to my friend D., trusting in his discretion, to use it or to burn it, as he may think fit. R WAS FOUND COVERED WITH PENCIL JOTTINGS THESE NOTES WERE IN LATIN MUCH ABBREVIATED AND HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN MADE IN GREAT HASTE THE M S WAS ONLY DECIPHERED WITH DIFFICULTY AND SOME WORDS HAVE UP TO THE PRESENT TIME EVADED ALL THE EFFORTS OF THE EXPERT EMPLOYED THE DATE TWENTY FIVE JULY EIGHTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT IS WRITTEN ON THE RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE M S THE FOLLOWING IS A TRANSLATION OF DOCTOR MATHESON'S MANUSCRIPT WHETHER SCIENCE WOULD BENEFIT BY THESE BRIEF NOTES IF THEY COULD BE PUBLISHED I DO NOT KNOW BUT RATHER DOUBT BUT CERTAINLY I SHALL NEVER TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLISHING OR DIVULGING ONE WORD OF WHAT IS HERE WRITTEN NOT ONLY ON ACCOUNT OF MY OATH GIVEN FREELY TO THOSE TWO PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE DETAILS ARE TOO ABOMINABLE IT IS PROBABLY THAT UPON MATURE CONSIDERATION AND AFTER WAITING THE GOOD AND EVIL I SHALL ONE DAY DESTROY THIS PAPER AT LEAST LEAVE IT UNDER SEAL TO MY FRIEND D TRUSTING IN HIS DISCRETION TO USE IT OR TO BURN IT AS HE MAY THINK FIT
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