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Updated: June 14, 2025
"If you have disclosed all," said Tanchon, "you are safe." A strange smile strayed over the lips of Salcede. Ernanton, who was fatigued, wished now to put down the page, who made no opposition. With him disappeared all that had sustained the unfortunate man; he looked round wildly and cried: "Well, come!" No one answered. "Quick! quick! the king holds the paper; he is reading!"
"Monsieur," said the Lieutenant Tanchon to him politely, "will it please you to address the people?" and added in a whisper, "a confession will save your life." Salcede looked earnestly at him, as though to read the truth in his eyes. "You see," continued Tanchon, "they abandon you. There is no other hope in the world but what I offer you."
By the end of March the whole of the phenomena had almost totally ceased; and it does not appear that they have ever shown themselves since that time. Dr. Tanchon considered them electrical. M. de Farémont seems to have doubted that they were strictly so.
From the north pole of a magnet, if it touched her finger, she received a sharp shock; while the contact of the south pole produced upon her no effect whatever. This effect was uniform; and the girl could always tell which pole touched her. Dr. Tanchon ascertained from the mother that no indications of puberty had yet manifested themselves in her daughter's case.
"Well!" said Salcede, with a sigh, "I am ready to speak." "It is a written and signed confession that the king exacts." "Then untie my hands, and give me a pen and I will write it." They loosened the cords from his wrists, and an usher who stood near with writing materials placed them before him on the scaffold. "Now," said Tanchon, "state everything."
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