Thisreligiousdifference，thesecomplaintsofthechildwhowishedtodraghergodfathertoGod，weretheonlytroublesofthishappylife，sopeaceful，yetsofull，andwhollywithdrawnfromtheinquisitiveeyesofthelittletown。Ursulagrewanddeveloped，andbecameintimethemodestandreligiouslytrainedyoungwomanwhomDesireadmiredassheleftthechurch。Thecultivationofflowersinthegarden，hermusic，thepleasuresofhergodfather，andallthelittlecaresshewasabletogivehimforshehadeasedLaBougival’slaborsbydoingeverythingforhim，——thesethingsfilledthehours，thedays，themonthsofhercalmlife。Nevertheless，foraboutayearthedoctorhadfeltuneasyabouthisUrsula，andwatchedherhealthwiththeutmostcare。Sagaciousandprofoundlypracticalobserverthathewas，hethoughtheperceivedsomecommotioninhermoralbeing。Hewatchedherlikeamother，butseeingnooneaboutherwhowasworthyofinspiringlove，hisuneasinessonthesubjectatlengthpassedaway。
Atthisconjuncture，onemonthbeforethedaywhenthisdramabegins，thedoctor’sintellectuallifewasinvadedbyoneofthoseeventswhichploughtotheverydepthsofaman’sconvictionsandturnthemover。Butthiseventneedsasuccinctnarrativeofcertaincircumstancesinhismedicalcareer，whichwillgive，perhaps，freshinteresttothestory。
TowardstheendoftheeighteenthcenturysciencewassunderedaswidelybytheapparitionofMesmerasarthadbeenbythatofGluck。
Afterre-discoveringmagnetismMesmercametoFrance，where，fromtimeimmemorial，inventorshaveflockedtoobtainrecognitionfortheirdiscoveries。France，thankstoherlucidlanguage，isinsomesensetheclarionoftheworld。
“IfhomoeopathygetstoParisitissaved，“saidHahnemann，recently。