A further series of trials with the same percipient was conducted by Professor Janet during the autumn of 1886. The results, communicated by him to Professor Richet, were published by the latter in the _Proceedings of the S.P.R._, vol. v. pp. 43-45.[58] In order to facilitate comparison I have thrown these later results also into tabular form. In the later trials it will be observed that there is a tolerably constant retardation of the effect. The exact degree of the retardation it was not always possible to ascertain, as it was not practicable to keep Madame B. continually under observation, and to have let those at the Pavillon into the secret, and to have asked them to exercise special vigilance at the time of the experiments would have entailed the risk of vitiating the results. Moreover, in order to avoid giving any suggestion by the hour of his arrival, M. Janet made it a rule during a great part of this period to come to the house at the same hour--4 P.M. in most cases--for several days consecutively. When an early hour, therefore, had been chosen for the experiments, the exact degree of success could only be determined if Madame B.'s movements had chanced at the right time to come under the observation of those in the house. During the period of the trials Madame B. fell asleep in the daytime spontaneously only four times. No. of Experi- Date. Hour when Remarks. Success ments. given. or Failure. 1886. 1 8th Sept. 3 P.M. Found asleep at 4 P.M. M. J. entered unseen and without knocking ? 2 9th Sept. 3 P.M. Madame B. complained of headache F. 3 11th Sept. 9 (? A.M.) Found at 10, "troublée et étourdie" F. 4 14th Sept. 4 P.M. M. J. enters at 4.15. Madame B. says she was asleep, but wakened by ringing of door-bell ? 5[1] 18th Sept. 3.30 P.M. Found asleep at 4 P.M.; states she was put to sleep at 3.30 S. 6[59] 19th Sept. 3 P.M. Went to sleep at about 3.15 S. 7 23rd Sept. 2 P.M. She was out walking F. 8 24th Sept. 3.15 P.M. Found asleep at 4. Had been seen awake at 3.15 ? 9 26th Sept. 3 P.M. Walking in garden F. 10 27th Sept. 8.30 P.M. Commanded by M. Gibert to come to his house. Left