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only leaving the paper where she could from time to 

 time look at it. 



The next day I removed the chart early, and later 

 began my questioning ; fully prepared for somewhat 

 crazy results. First I asked : 



"How many days are there" in a week?" She 

 rapped "7." 



" And in three weeks ? " " 21." 

 " How many weeks has a year ? " " 52." 

 I praised her warmly her interest seemed roused, 

 for she had rapped her answers with a sort of joyful 

 certainty ! So I continued : 



" Name the second day in the week ? " " dinstag ! " 

 " And what is the day called on which you do no 

 work ? " " sontag ! " 



" And which day in the week is that ? " "7." 

 I then said : " To-day is Tuesday ; now remember 

 the days carefully : to-morrow, and the day after 

 to-morrow and the next you must always tell me 

 the name of the day on which I ask." I then dropped 

 the subject, and tested her on the morrow : " What is 

 to-day ? " " Mitwoch ! " I next questioned her at 

 random as to the weeks and the year, and all her 

 answers were correct. I was very surprised on this 

 occasion at the short time she had taken in spite 

 of the rapidity of so much of her earlier work, and I 

 began to feel a sense of certainty as to the possibility 

 of making greater demands on her. Hitherto Lola 

 had always been able to prove to those who have seen 

 her at her performances that she can state the day 

 of the week correctly, yet of late she has no longer 

 taken the same delight in doing so ; it has become 

 " a bore " and for this reason she is now only asked 

 two or three times a month. Four days after she had 

 learnt this accomplishment I tackled the dates. At 



