Raspberry Jam Original Text

"You may contradict me as flat as a flounder, Eunice, but that won't alter the facts. There is something in telepathy-there is something in mind-reading-" "If you could read my mind, Aunt Abby, you'd drop that subject. For if you keep on, I may say what I think, and-" "Oh, that won't bother me in the least. I know what you think, but your thoughts are so chaotic-so ignorant of the whole matter-that they are worthless. Now, listen to this from the paper: 'Hanlon will walk blindfolded-blindfolded, mind you-through the streets of Newark, and will find an article hidden by a representative of The Free Press.' Of course, you know, Eunice, the newspaper people are on the square-why, there'd be no sense to the whole thing otherwise! I saw an exhibition once, you were a little girl then; I remember you flew into such a rage because you couldn't go. Well, where was I? Let me see-oh, yes-'Hanlon-' H'm-h'm-why, my goodness! it's to-morrow! How I do want to go! Do you suppose Sanford would take us?"