STANDISH (down L.).  Oh, I don’t think—­

MASON.  It couldn’t be a trick.  She just stood there.  I watched her hands every minute.

(TRENT goes to arm-chair L.C.)

ROSALIE.  You did watch the wrong end of me.  I ’ave a wooden sole in my shoe. (She lifts her skirt and shows that she has taken one foot from her slipper.) You do it with your foot.  Like this. (Laughingly.) It is a trick.

(MISS EASTWOOD goes to WALES L.C.  MRS. TRENT moves up to armchair L.C.  STANDISH up to L. end of chesterfield, and then by the back of chesterfield to R.C., CROSBY C. MRS. CROSBY is seated at table R.)

MASON (R.C.).  Then if we get any messages—­

ROSALIE.  If you get any messages?  Well, sir, I am telling you the truth now.  Most of the time it is a fake.  With me as with the others.  But to-night there will be no fake.  I am a stranger to all of you except to Mr. Wales.  I do not know who live in this ’ouse.  I do not know the name of any one of you.  Mr. Wales told me he wanted me to come ’ere, he said he would send for me. (Moves to R. end of chesterfield.) But ’e did not tell me one word about any of you;

WALES (down L.).  That is quite true.

TRENT (by arm-chair L.C.).  You haven’t given her a hint of any sort?

WALES (L.).  On my word of honour.

MASON (above table R.).  Madame la Grange.

ROSALIE.  Yes, sir?

MASON.  I know a man who saw Palladino lift a table just by putting her hands on it.

(ROSALIE points to a small console table R. end of settee—­it has a lamp on it.  MISS EASTWOOD is at the L. end of chesterfield.)

ROSALIE (putting hand-bag on chair above table R.).  Will someone please take the lamp off that table?  And will you bring it to me ’ere?

(MISS STANDISH moves to and takes the lamp and holds it.  MASON brings console table to ROSALIE who comes down C.—­the wide side of the table to audience.  ROSALIE puts her hands on table with her thumbs under its edge and lifts the table and turns right and left.)

You mean like that?

MASON.  Yes, I suppose that was it.

ROSALIE.  In the dark you would not ’ave noticed my thumbs.

(All laugh.  Miss ERSKINE is seated at the back of the table over R.)

But it can be done, it can be done.  I do not say that I can do it in the light, but if you want I will try.

ALL.  Oh, yes, yes, of course, please do—­yes, yes!

MASON.  You mean without any trickery?

ROSALIE (getting back of console table.  Turning table around—­narrow side to audience).  I mean like this.

(She places the tips of the fingers of both hands on the C. of the table and stands rigid for a few moments.  No one speaks.  All watch her with breathless interest.  Slowly the table tips a little to one side, and then tips in the opposite direction.  Then it slowly rises about a foot from the floor, and then drops suddenly and falls over.  There is a long pause.)