[Footnote]
Naturally I asked Mivart what befell the new victims of the seizures.
[Footnote: The transmissions here alluded to were mostly effected by
M. Babinski of the Salpetriere. They excited great attention in
Paris.]
'That depends,' said Mivart, 'upon three circumstances--the acuteness
of the seizure, the strength of the recipient's nervous system, and
the kind of imagination she has. In all Marini's experiments the new
patient has quickly recovered, and the original patient has remained
entirely cured and often entirely unconscious that she has ever
suffered from the paroxysms at all.'
Mivart went on to say that the case of Miss Wynne was so severe a one
that if the new patient's imagination were very strong the risk to
her would be exceptionally great.
At the end of this discussion Mivart directed my attention to Sinfi
Lovell. She sat as though listening to some voice. Her head was bent
forward, her lips were parted, and her eyes were closed. Then I heard
her say in a loud whisper, 'Yis, mammy dear, little Sinfi's
a-listenin'.
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