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performances, spoiled and petted by everybody, very
pleased with herself and her surroundings. The
two old peasants stared bewildered at their
daughter. Geneviève looked back at them with
an indifferent, silly air, she did not seem to
recognize them at first. Suddenly her face began to
twitch and with a piercing scream she fell
headlong on the floor in violent convulsions, to be
followed immediately by Lisette in the classic
arc-en-ciel. Obeying the law of imitation a
couple of other hystériques started to ‘piquer’
their attacks from their beds, one in convulsive
laughter, one in a flood of tears. The two old folk
speechless with terror were rapidly pushed out of
the ward by the nuns. I joined them on the
stairs and took them down to the bench under
the plane-trees. They were still too frightened
even to cry. It was not easy to explain the
situation to these poor peasants. How their
daughter had landed in the salle des hystériques from
the kitchen I did not know myself. I spoke to
them as gently as I could, I said their daughter
would soon be all right again. The old mother
began to cry, the small twinkling eyes of the
father began to shine with an evil light. I urged
them to return to their village, I promised them
that their daughter should be sent home as soon
as possible. The father wanted to take her away
at once but the mother backed me up by saying
that it was wiser to leave her where she was till
she got better, she was sure her daughter was
in good hands. After repeating my promise to
arrange as soon as possible with the professor and
the director of the hospital the necessary
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