Neville says he chose his second wife exactly as he wanted her, having made a horrible mistake in his first marriage — as, he says, did she in picking him.
Date (happened)
before 25 February 1942
unresolved
before 1943
bound · probable
Reasoning
Choosing his second wife necessarily preceded or coincided with the independently dated 1942 Catherine marriage, bounding it before 1943.
before 25 February 1942
estimated · probable
Why
M7 dating pass (529; 525's readers, packet 001): its source hist_event 819 does not exist on www: left off; bound with no source: written as estimated with the reader's reasoning
Reasoning
'The second time I picked her just as I wanted her' (passage 555296) precedes or coincides with the marriage, dated 1942-02-25 (chronology 819, licence 20234); tighter than the existing before 1943.
Told / reported
5 May 1970
conclusion · probable
Why
dc1-agreement-20261004, pm-actor-551 (PM 8702)
Reasoning
1 claim, no conflict: 1970-05-05 (node:2194).
5 May 1970
estimated · probable
Reasoning
Passage 555296 is Neville reflecting, live in the lecture, on deliberately picking his second wife; the lecture is dated 1970-05-05 by an exact delivery claim, so the telling date inherits that precision.
Sources
Source
- The Secret of God ¶19 (I know that’s what I did. The second time. I made a horrible mistake the first time, so did she in picking me. But the second time I picked her just as I wanted her, and it was perfect, and it’s worked out beautifully.)