V1 Ch. 18: Other spells used by my enemies

Chapter 18 Several other spells used by my enemies I left Avignon to return to Carpentras, where family matters held me back for the space of a year.  My enemies used this time to make my life unbearable, with new trials and apparitions each more extraordinary than...

V1 Ch. 17: The treachery of Drs. Bouge and Nicolas

Chapter 17 New consultations. The treachery of Bouge and Nicolas. I returned the next morning to the garden, and to my usual position. Nicolas and Bouge joined me in conversation. Several of the garden came to chat,  asking how I was, expressing their good wishes for...

V1 Ch. 16: Consultation and change of garden

Chapter 16 Consultation and change of garden Guerin seemed surprised to see me at my exercises, and urged me to abandon them. They’d cause more harm than good, and that the man who taught them to me was a creature invested in misfortune. I was hugely surprised by this...

V1 Ch. 15: Effects of advice and the magic wand

Chapter 15 Effects of Mr. Nicolas’s advice and magic wand Mr. Bouge and Mr. Guerin took their leave of me to go about their days, and left me alone with Nicolas for the better part of an hour. The conversation turned this way and that, and then to his wand. He...

V1 Ch. 14: My return to Avignon

Chapter 14 Description of my return from Lagne to Avignon Back home, I had spent several years working in a lottery office [1], hoping that this might help me relax and destress. My enemies thought to distract me, sabotage my work and perhaps get disciplined. They...