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the conciliatory voice sound and then move away 

 little by little, so that he does not notice it, conti- 

 nuing intermittently to give him the conciliatory 

 voice sound. 



As soon as it is seen that he is about to move, 

 it is necessary to go up to him, ^and if he has mo- 

 ved to put him quietly back into his place giving 

 him the conciliatory voice. Oare must be taken 

 however to prevent this and go up to him before 

 he moves. After he has been put back in his place 

 several times it may also be useful to make use 

 somewhat of a threatening tone and slight puni- 

 shment if he moves, if his nature allows it. Tliis 

 punishment should only be given after we have 

 tried to keep him still for a quarter of an hour 

 every day for many days. The end of his lesson 

 is the best time to teach this because he is then 

 in a more obedient mood and is more disposed to 

 remain still as he has been in motion until that 

 moment. 



The conclusion of this instruction will however 

 be that after having done much, it will be seen 

 that the end is not attained, because it is contrary 



