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going to have them charmed away in a day or 
two.” “Very well,” answered the lady, glad to 
have the opportunity of convincing the child that 
the whole thing was a delusion, “when they are 
charmed away, come and shew me your hands.” 
But about six weeks had elapsed after this had 
taken place, when she was again told that the 
girl wished to see her. She was accordingly 
shewn up, when she said, “If you please, maam, 
you told me to come and shew you my hands 
when the warts were charmed away, and, you 
see, ma'am, theyre all gone now.” This, it must 
be confessed, was rather a “sell” for the lady; 
however, the fact being undeniable, all she could 
do under the circumstances was to say that it was 
a very good thing that she had got rid of them, 
and that she was very glad of it. 
T am told that in Sussex, where “charming” is 
also much resorted to for the cure of warts, the 
process of counting them is the part of the charm 
which is apparently the most relied on. 
Domestic animals not unfrequently contract 
sudden fancies for, and occasionally as sudden 
aversions to particular individuals, in a strange 
manner, the latter being apparently more difficult 
to understand than the former. Doubtless some- 
