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self behind a chair with a plate in his hand, as if waiting on his 

 master, the Marquis Luigi Sale. After waiting till he thought 

 his master had dined, he cleared away, and put all the things 

 into a basket, which he locked up in a cupboard. He afterwards 

 warmed a bed, locked up the house, and prepared for rest. 

 Being then awakened, and asked if he remembered what he had 

 been doing, he answered, * No.' Often, however, he did re- 

 member. On the 18th of the same month, he went through the 

 same process, but, instead of going to bed, went into the kitchen 

 and sat down to supper. Dr. Righellini, with many others, were 

 very curious to see him eat. At once recollecting himself, the 

 man said, * How can I so forget? to-day is Friday, and I must 

 not dine.' He then locked up every thing and went to bed. If 

 water was thrown in his face or his eyes were forcibly opened, 

 he would awake, but remained some time faint and stupid. His 

 eyes were firmly closed in the paroxysm, and he took no notice 

 of a candle placed close to them. Sometimes he went against 

 the wall, and even hurt himself severely. If any body pushed 

 him, he got out of the way, and moved his arms rapidly on every 

 side : and, if in a place with which he was not well acquainted, 

 he felt all the objects around with his hand, and showed much 

 inaccuracy ; but, in places familiar to him, he was not confused 

 and went through his business well. After Dr. Pigatti had shut 

 a door through which he had just passed, he struck himself 

 against it on returning. Sometimes he carried a candle about, 

 but, on a bottle being substituted, he carried it about as if it were 

 a candle. Dr. Pigatti was certain he could not see. Once in 

 his sleep he said he must go and. hold a light to his master in 

 his coach. Dr. Righellini followed him closely, and found that 

 he stood at all the corners of the streets with his torch not 

 lighted, waiting a while in order that the coach which he fancied 

 was following might pass when the light was required. On one 

 occasion he ate several cakes and some salad for which he had just 

 asked the cook. He then went with a lighted candle into the 

 cellar and drew wine, which he drank. He would carry a tray 

 with wine-glasses and knives, and turn it obliquely, to avoid an 

 accident, on passing through a narrow doorway. Dr. Pigatti once 

 substituted some strongly seasoned cabbage for a salad which 

 he had prepared and had sit down to eat : he ate the cabbage, 

 and then some pudding which was substituted for it, without 



