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of her mother a bouquet as a sign of reconciliation,
and tells me in confidence that, besides other
wild fancies, the old lady thinks she has a snake
in her body. The next news is that she has been
robbed of 1000 gulden, and suspects her landlady
of stealing them. The latter is enraged at
the unjust suspicion and wishes to bring an
action for libel. The old lady, who had retired
hither to die quietly, finds her domestic peace
completely destroyed. She is continually sending
us something—flowers, fruit, game, pheasants,
poultry, fish.
Is the old lady’s conscience troubled at the
prospect of judgment? Does she remember that
she once had me put out on the street, and so
obliged me to go to hospital? Or is she
superstitious? Does she think she is bewitched by
me? Perhaps the presents she sends are meant
as offerings to the wizard, to still his thirst for
vengeance.
Unfortunately, just at this juncture, there
comes a work on magic from Paris containing
information regarding so-called witchcraft. The
author tells the reader that he must not regard
himself as innocent, if he merely avoids using
magic arts; one must rather keep watch over
one’s own evil will, which by itself alone is
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