sur le Magnétisme animal.

...peated with kindness what she had already
told me; and I was on the point
of leaving her when Mr. Mesmer en-
tered. After the usual civilities, he
addressed the patient, and to my
great astonishment, although forewarned,
I saw the latter undergo a violent crise crisis, often involving convulsions or intense physical reactions.
His eyes wandered, his chest rose,
his voice and breath failed him
until an abundant sweat came
to deliver him from these anxieties. I remained
silent for quite a long time; but finally I
thought I should break the silence, and de-
clare my status to Mr. Mesmer; for I
was not unaware that he had complained of
some alleged surprises of this kind.
He showed no embarrassment;
but his answers were quite cold,
which neither surprised nor
displeased me in a stranger; grad-
ually the conversation became animated
between us, and I easily recognized