That such hints and notices are given us I believe few that have made any observation of things can deny; that they are certain discoveries of an invisible world, and a converse of spirits, we cannot doubt; and if the tendency of them seems to be to warn us of danger, why should we not suppose they are from some friendly agent (whether supreme, or inferior and subordinate, is not the question), and that they are given for our good?
Casi nadie podría negar que estos presentimientos y advertencias nos son dados; tampoco que sean manifestaciones de un mundo invisible y de ciertos espíritus. Así, pues, si su tendencia es a advertirnos del peligro, ¿por qué no suponer que provienen de un agente propicio, ya sea superior o inferior y subordinado -esto no es lo importante-, y que nos son dados para nuestro beneficio?