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without     hesitation    what     he   tells  me�察  �and�察   �in  the   presence     of  this 

phenomenon        which�察   �for   the  first  time  in   man's   existence�察   �gives   us  a 

sentence that has not sprung from a human brain�察�I ask myself whither we 

are tending�察�where we stand and what lies ahead of us。。 。 。 



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     After dinner�察�the experiments begin again�察�for my host is untiring。 First 

of all�察�pointing to me�察�he asks Muhamed if he remembers what his uncle's 

name is。 The horse raps out an H。 Krall is astonished and utters fatherly 



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reprimands�此�

     ;Come�察�take care� �You know it's not an H。; 

     The horse raps out an E。 Krall becomes a little impatient�此�he threatens�察�

he implores�察�he promises in turn�察�carrots and the direst punishments�察�such 

as sending for Albert�察�the groom�察�who�察�on special occasions�察�recalls idle 

and inattentive pupils to   a sense of duty  and decorum�察�for Krall himself 

never   chastises   his   horses�察  �lest   he   should   lose   their   friendship   or   their 

confidence。 So he continues his reproaches�此�

     ;Come   now�察  �are   you   going   to   be   more   careful   and   not   rap   out   your 

letters anyhow�拭─�

     Muhamed obstinately goes his own way and strikes an R。 Then Krall's 

open face lights up�此�

     ;He's right�察─�he says。 ;You understand�此�H E R�察�standing for Herr。 He 

wanted   to give   you   the   title to   which   every  man   wearing   a   top   hat   or   a 

bowler has the right。 He   does it only very rarely  and I had forgotten   all 

about it。 He probably heard me call you Herr Maeterlinck and wanted to 

get   it   perfectly。   This   special   politeness   and   this   excess   of   zeal   augur   a 

particularly   good   lesson。 You've   done   very   well�察  �Mohammed�察  �my   child�察�

you've done very well and I beg your pardon。 Now kiss me and go on。; 

     But Mohammed�察�after giving his master a hearty kiss�察�still seems to be 

hesitating。 Then Krall�察�to put him on the right track observes that the first 

letter of my name is the same   as the first letter of his own。  Mohammed 

strikes a K�察�evidently thinking of his master's name。 At last�察�Krall draws a 

big    M   on   the  black´board�察    �whereupon       the  horse�察  �like   one   suddenly 

remembering a word which he could not think of�察�raps out�察�one after the 

other and without stopping�察�the letters M A Z R L K�察�which�察�stripped of 

useless    vowels�察   �represent    the  curious    corruption    which    my   name     has 

undergone�察�since the morning�察�in a brain that is not a human brain。 He is 

told that this is not correct。 He seems to agree�察�gropes about a little and 

writes�察�M A R Z L E G K。 Krall repeats my name and asks which is the 

first letter to be altered。 The stallion marks an R。 

     ;Good�察�but what letter will you put instead�拭─�

     Mohammed strikes an N。 

     ;No�察�do be careful� ─�



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     He strikes a T。 

     ;Very good�察�but in what place will the T come�拭─�

     ;In the third�察─�replies the horse�察�and the corrections continue until my 

patronomic comes out of its strange adventure almost unscathed。 

     And the spelling�察�the questioning�察�the sums�察�the problems are resumed 

and follow upon one another�察�as wonderful�察�as bewildering as before�察�but 

already a little dimmed by familiarity�察�like any other prolonged miracle。 It 

is important�察�besides�察�to notice that the instances which I have given are 

not to be classed among the most remarkable feats of our magic horses。 

Today's is a good ordinary lesson�察�a respectable lesson�察�not illumined by 

flashes    of  genius。    But   in  the  presence    of   other  witnesses     the  horses 

performed more startling exploits which broke down even more decisively 

the barrier�察�which is undoubtedly an imaginary one�察�between animal and 

human      nature。   One    day�察 �for   instance�察  �Zarif�察  �the  scamp    of   the  party�察�

suddenly stopped in the middle of his lesson。 They asked him the reason。 

     ;Because I am tired。; 

     Another time�察�he answered�此�

     ;Pain in my leg。; 

     They     recognize    and   identify    pictures   shown     to  them�察   �distinguish 

colours and scents。 I have made a point of stating only what I saw with my 

own eyes and heard with my own ears�察�and I declare that I have done so 

with the same scrupulous accuracy as though I were reporting a criminal 

trial in which a man's life depended on my evidence。 

     But   I   was   practically   convinced   of   the   truth   of   the   incidents   before 

going to Elberfeld�察�and it was not to check them that I made the journey。 I 

was anxious to make certain if the telepathic theory�察�which was the only 

one    that  I  considered     admissible�察   �would     withstand    the   tests  which    I 

intended to apply to it。 I opened my mind on the subject to Krall�察�who at 

first did not quite grasp what I was asking。 Like most men who have not 

made a special study of the questions�察�he imagined that telepathy  meant 

above     all  a  deliberate   and   conscious    transmission     of  thought�察   �and   he 

assured me that he never made any effort to transmit his and that�察�for the 

most part�察�the horses gave a reply which was the exact opposite of what he 

was   expecting。   I   did   not   doubt   this   for   a   moment�察  �in   fact�察  �direct   and 



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deliberate     transmission      of  thought    is�察 �even   among      men�察  �a   very   rare�察�

difficult and uncertain�察�phenomenon�察�whereas involuntary�察�unpremeditated 

and     unsuspected      communications        between      one   subconsciousness        and 

another can no longer be denied except by those who of set purpose ignore 

studies and experiments that are within the reach of any one who will take 

the trouble to engage   in them。 I was   persuaded therefore that the   horses 

acted     exactly    like    the   ;tipping´tables;      which     simply     translate    the 

subliminal      ideas    of  one    or  another    of   those   present    by   the   aid   of 

conventional little taps。 When all is said�察�it is much less surprising to see a 

horse   than   a   table   lift   its   foot   and   much  more   natural   that   the   living 

substance of   an   animal   rather   than   the  inert   matter   of   a  thing   should   be 

sensitive and susceptible to the mysterious influence of a medium。 I knew 

quite well that experiments had been made in order to eliminate this theory。 

People�察�for instance�察�prepared a certain number of questions and put them 

in   sealed   envelopes。   Then�察  �on   entering   the   presence   of   the   horse�察  �they 

would take one of the envelopes   at random�察 �open it and   write down   the 

problem on the black´board�察�and Mohammed or Zarif would answer with 

the same facility and the same readiness as though the solution had been 

known       to  all   the   onlookers。     But    was    it  really   unknown       to   their 

subconsciousness�拭�Who   could   say  for   certain�拭�Tests   of  this kind   require 

extraordinary   precautions   and   a   special   dexterity�察  �for   the   action   of   the 

subconsciousness is so subtle�察�takes such unexpected turns�察�delves in the 

museum of so many forgotten treasures and operates at such distances that 

one is never sure of escaping it。 Were those precautions taken�拭�I was not 

convinced that they were�察�and�察�without pretending to decide the question�察�I 

said to myself that my blissful ignorance of mathematics might perhaps be 

of service in shedding light upon some part of it。 

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