There are groups of spirits who are eager to exercise their freedom and go beyond [the limits]. In their groups there are usually some who resist that freedom and set themselves against them, in order to bring them back into order. These are the kind in those societies who in the world are able to slip in among all, and yet may think quite differently, and the thoughts do not appear on their faces, because they always put on an expression of respectability and politeness. But because thoughts in the other life are revealed to spirits, and consequently they are aware of the resistance, although such a one is tolerated in many respects, yet they are hostile toward such a spirit, and at every opportunity, cause him harm. For example, when some foul [thought] is portrayed, then they expose those spirits, as if casting them away from themselves. I have often seen this happen, and then they admitted on both sides that the reason was as described. 1748, 2 June.