They did not engage in regular work, but in company with two women, not their wives, they traveled about from place to place, forcing themselves upon the hospitality of the people. Through their subtle, mesmeric influence, they had secured a large degree of sympathy from some of the grown-up children of our brethren. {LS 133.3}

De gik ikke ind i et regulært arbejde, men i selskab med to kvinder, ikke deres koner, rejste de omkring fra sted til sted, og tiltvang sig selv folks gæstfrihed. Gennem deres hårdfine, mesmeristiske (hypnotiske) indflydelse, havde de sikret sig en stor grad sympati hos nogle af vore brødres opvoksede børn.