I came on the day she said; I held the child's hand in mine during the operation, which was accomplished without her feeling the least pang of pain. If I am asked for an explanation of the phenomena I have just related I cannot give any. I simply state what has happened. I am not an advocate of magnetism, I only use it when people compel me to do so, and it always fatigues me excessively. I believe a dishonourable person might put magnetism to evil uses, and I doubt whether a well-intentioned person does the least good by the practice of it. Magnetism is a pastime, it has not yet become a science. CHAPTER IV Fresh trials of newspaper editors--The _Mouton enragé_--Fontan--Harel's witticism concerning him--The _Fils de l'Homme_ before the Police Court--The author pleads his cause in verse--M. Guillebert's prose--Prison charges at Sainte-Pélagie--Embarrassment of the Duc d'Orléans about a historical portrait--The two usurpations We left the Government busy imprisoning Béranger for nine months, about the close of the year 1828; we now find it in July 1829 prosecuting the _Corsaire_ at the Police Court, and sentencing M. Vremiot, its manager, to fifteen days' imprisonment and to a fine of 300 francs, for an article entitled _Sottise des deux parts._ The same month it prosecuted Fontan for an article in the _Album_ called the _Mouton enragé_; and Barthélemy for his poem _Fils de l'Homme._ As both these trials made a great sensation, and as it was the general opinion that, by making it unpopular, they took part in the fall of the Government, we will go into the matter more fully. On 20 June 1829, Fontan, who had had a tragedy called _Perkin Warbeck_ acted at the Odéon a year or two before, published in the old _Album_, edited by Magallon, an article entitled the _Mouton enragé._ The Public Minister believed this article was meant as an insult to the person of the king and referred the matter to the Police Court. The following passages are those particularly specified in the accusation:--