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into a rage at the very mentioning of Professor
Bernheim’s name. An article of mine in the
‘Gazette des Hôpitaux’ inspired by my last visit to
Nancy was shown to the Master by one of his
assistants who disliked me cordially. For several days
Charcot seemed to ignore my presence altogether.
Some time later appeared in the ‘Figaro’ a
violent article under the nom de plume of “Ignotus,”
one of the leading journalists of Paris, denouncing
these public demonstrations of hypnotism as a
dangerous and ridiculous spectacle of no scientific
value, unworthy of the great Master of the
Salpêtrière. I was present when this article was shown
to Charcot during the morning round, I was
amazed at his furious resentment against a mere
newspaper article, it seemed to me he could have
well afforded to ignore it. There was plenty of
jealousy among his pupils, I had a large share of
it. Who started the lie I do not know, but to my
horror I soon became aware of a rumour that
“Ignotus” had got his most damaging facts from
me. Charcot never said a word to me about it,
but from that day his usual cordial attitude to me
had changed. Then came the blow, one of the
bitterest I ever received in my life. Fate had
set the trap, with my usual impulsive
foolhardiness I walked straight into it.
One Sunday as I was leaving the hospital I
came upon a pair of old peasants sitting on a
bench under the plane-trees in the inner court.
They smelt of the country, of the orchard, the
fields and the cowhouse, it did my heart good to
look at them. I asked them where they came
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