"Mr. Edison—he—"
"He went to New York, to start the electric light company at the end of the year," Li Changzhou told Mary.
Mary was Edison's first wife, and the couple married in 1871. Soon after, on the evening of August 9, 1884, Mary passed away from illness.
In fact, starting from now (1880), Mary's health would deteriorate, and it is recorded in history that she often couldn't get out of bed due to illness.
"Going to New York now?" asked Mary's sister—Alice.
"Yes," Li Changzhou, his eyes on both women, repeated, "Edison went to New York."
"Really, why leave without saying anything, and in such a rush too?" Alice complained.
She and her sister Mary quickly accepted this explanation, with the help of hypnosis.
Li Changzhou took another look at Alice, whose English word choice was a bit odd. It could just be his imagination, perhaps she was naturally a delicate-minded woman.
"Then I will arrange accommodations for you, Mr. Changzhou," Mary said politely.