d once already got out of her difficulties by an
evasive answer, had again recourse to the same convenient phrase, "Nimia
curiositas," with which Barre agreed, saying that they were indeed too
much given to curiosity. So the bailiff had to desist from his attempt
to make the demon speak Greek, as he had before been obliged to give up
trying to make him speak Hebrew and Gaelic. Barre then continued his
examination.

"Quis attulit pactum?" (Who brought the pact?)

"Magus" (The sorcerer).

"Quale nomen magi?" (What is the sorcerer's name?)

"Urbanus" (Urban).

"Quis Urbanus? Est-ne Urbanus papa?"

(What Urban? Pope Urban?)

"Grandier."

"Cujus qualitatis?" (What is his profession?)

"Curcatus."

The enriching of the Latin language by this new and unknown word produced
a great effect on the audience; however, Barre did not pause long enough
to allow it to be received with all the consideration it deserved, but
went on at once.

"Quis attulit aquam pacti?" (Who brought the water of the pact?)

"Magus" (The magician).

"Qua hora?" (At what o'clock?)

"Septima" (At seven o'clock).

"An matutina?" (In the morning?)

"Sego" (In the evening).

"Quomodo intravit?" (How did he enter?)

"Janua" (By the door).

"Quis vidit?" (Who saw him?)

"Tres" (Three persons).

Here Barre stopped, in order to confirm the testimony of the devil,
assuring his hearers that the Sunday after the superior's deliverance
from the second possession he along with Mignon and one of the sisters
was sitting with her at supper, it being about seven o'clock in the
evening, when she showed them drops of water on her arm, and no one could
tell where they came from. He had instantly washed her arm in holy water
and repeated some prayers, and while he was saying them the breviary of
the superior was twice dragged from her hands and thrown at his feet, and
when he stooped to pick it up for the second time he got a box on the ear
without being able to see the hand that administered it. Then Mignon
came up and confirmed what Barre had said in a long discourse, which he
wound up by calling down upon his head the most terrible penalties if
every word he said were not the exact truth. He then dismissed the
assembly, promising to drive out the evil spirit the next day, and
exhorting those present to prepare themselves, by penitence and receiving
the holy communion, for the contemplation of the wonders which awaited
them.

CHAPT