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conscientious   than   his   fellow´pupils�察  �and   we   feel   that�察  �in   the   darkness 

wherein he dwells�察�this work is�察�next to his meals�察�the only spark of light 

and interest in his existence。 He will certainly never rival Muhamed�察�for 

instance�察�who is the arithmetical prodigy�察�the Inaudi�察�of horses�察�but he is a 

valuable and living proof that the theory of unconscious and imperceptible 

signs�察  �the   only   one   which   the   German   theorists   have   hitherto   seriously 

considered�察�is now clearly untenable。 

     I have not yet spoken of Zarif。 He is not in the best of tempers�察�and 

besides�察    �in  arithmetic�察   �he  is  only   a  less  learned    and   more    capricious 

Muhamed。 He answers most of the questions at random�察�stubbornly raising 

his foot and declining to lower it�察�so as clearly to mark his disapproval�察�but 

he   solves   the   last   problem   correctly   when   he   is   promised   a   panful   of 

carrots   and   no   more   lessons   for   that   morning。 The groom  enters   to   lead 

him away and makes some movement or other at which the horse starts�察�



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rears and shies。 

     ;That's his bad conscience�察─�says Krall�察�gravely。 

     And the expression assumes a singular meaning and importance in this 

hybrid     atmosphere�察    �steeped    in  an  indefinable     something     from    another 

world。 

     But it is half´past one�察�the sacred German dinner´hour。 The horses are 

taken back to their  racks and the men   separate�察�wishing one another  the 

inevitable Mahlzeit。 

     As he walks with me along the quays of the black and muddy Wupper�察�

Krall says�此�

     ;It is a pity that you did not see Zarif in one of his better moods。 He is 

sometimes more startling than Muhamed and has given me two or three 

surprises that   seem  incredible。   One   morning�察  �for   instance�察  �I   came   to   the 

stable and was preparing to give him his lesson in arithmetic。 He was no 

sooner in front of the spring´board than he began to stamp with his foot。 I 

left him alone and was astounded to hear a whole sentence�察�an absolutely 

human   sentence�察  �come   letter   by   letter   from   his   hoof�此  �'Albert   has   beaten 

Hanschen��' was what he said to me that day。 Another time�察�I wrote down 

from   his   dictation�察  �'Hanschen   has   bitten   Kama。'   Like   a   child   seeing   its 

father after an absence�察�he felt the need to inform me of the little doings of 

the   stable�察  �he   provided   me   with   the   artless   chronicle   of   a   humble   and 

uneventful life。; 

     Krall�察�for that matter�察�living in the midst of his miracle�察�seems to think 

this quite natural and almost inevitable。 I�察�who have been immersed in it 

for   only   a   few   hours�察  �accept   it   almost   as   calmly   as   he   does。   I   believe 

without     hesitation    what     he   tells  me�察  �and�察   �in  the   presence     of  this 

phenomenon        which�察   �for   the  first  time  in   man's   existence�察   �gives   us  a 

sentence that has not sprung from a human brain�察�I ask myself whither we 

are tending�察�where we stand and what lies ahead of us。。 。 。 



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     After dinner�察�the experiments begin again�察�for my host is untiring。 First 

of all�察�pointing to me�察�he asks Muhamed if he remembers what his uncle's 

name is。 The horse raps out an H。 Krall is astonished and utters fatherly 



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reprimands�此�

     ;Come�察�take care� �You know it's not an H。; 

     The horse raps out an E。 Krall becomes a little impatient�此�he threatens�察�

he implores�察�he promises in turn�察�carrots and the direst punishments�察�such 

as sending for Albert�察�the groom�察�who�察�on special occasions�察�recalls idle 

and inattentive pupils to   a sense of duty  and decorum�察�for Krall himself 

never   chastises   his   horses�察  �lest   he   should   lose   their   friendship   or   their 

confidence。 So he continues his reproaches�此�

     ;Come   now�察  �are   you   going   to   be   more   careful   and   not   rap   out   your 

letters anyhow�拭─�

     Muhamed obstinately goes his own way and strikes an R。 Then Krall's 

open face lights up�此�

     ;He's right�察─�he says。 ;You understand�此�H E R�察�standing for Herr。 He 

wanted   to give   you   the   title to   which   every  man   wearing   a   top   hat   or   a 

bowler has the right。 He   does it only very rarely  and I had forgotten   all 

about it。 He probably heard me call you Herr Maeterlinck and wanted to 

get   it   perfectly。   This   special   politeness   and   this   excess   of   zeal   augur   a 

particularly   good   lesson。 You've   done   very   well�察  �Mohammed�察  �my   child�察�

you've done very well and I beg your pardon。 Now kiss me and go on。; 

     But Mohammed�察�after giving his master a hearty kiss�察�still seems to be 

hesitating。 Then Krall�察�to put him on the right track observes that the first 

letter of my name is the same   as the first letter of his own。  Mohammed 

strikes a K�察�evidently thinking of his master's name。 At last�察�Krall draws a 

big    M   on   the  black´board�察    �whereupon       the  horse�察  �like   one   suddenly 

remembering a word which he could not think of�察�raps out�察�one after the 

other and without stopping�察�the letters M A Z R L K�察�which�察�stripped of 

useless    vowels�察   �represent    the  curious    corruption    which    my   name     has 

undergone�察�since the morning�察�in a brain that is not a human brain。 He is 

told that this is not correct。 He seems to agree�察�gropes about a little and 

writes�察�M A R Z L E G K。 Krall repeats my name and asks which is the 

first letter to be altered。 The stallion marks an R。 

     ;Good�察�but what letter will you put instead�拭─�

     Mohammed strikes an N。 

     ;No�察�do be careful� ─�



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     He strikes a T。 

     ;Very good�察�but in what place will the T come�拭─�

     ;In the third�察─�replies the horse�察�and the corrections continue until my 

patronomic comes out of its strange adventure almost unscathed。 

     And the spelling�察�the questioning�察�the sums�察�the problems are resumed 

and follow upon one another�察�as wonderful�察�as bewildering as before�察�but 

already a little dimmed by familiarity�察�like any other prolonged miracle。 It 

is important�察�besides�察�to notice that the instances which I have given are 

not to be classed among the most remarkable feats of our magic horses。 

Today's is a good ordinary lesson�察�a respectable lesson�察�not illumined by 

flashes    of  genius。    But   in  the  presence    of   other  witnesses     the  horses 

performed more startling exploits which broke down even more decisively 

the barrier�察�which is undoubtedly an imaginary one�察�between animal and 

human      nature。   One    day�察 �for   instance�察  �Zarif�察  �the  scamp    of   the  party�察�

suddenly stopped in the middle of his lesson。 They asked him the reason。 

     ;Because I am tired。; 

     Another time�察�he answered�此�

     ;Pain in my leg。; 

     They     recognize    and   identify    pictures   shown     to  them�察   �distinguish 

colours and scents。 I have made a point of stating only what I saw with my 

own eyes and heard with my own ears�察�and I declare that I have done so 

with the same scrupulous accuracy as though I were reporting a criminal 

trial in which a man's life depended on my evidence。 

     But   I   was   practically   convinced   of   the   truth   of   the   incidents   before 

going to Elberfeld�察�and it was not to check them that I made the journey。 I 

was anxious to make certain if the telepathic theory�察�which was the only 

one    that  I  considered     admissible�察   �would     withstand    the   tests  which    I 

intended to apply to it。 I opened my mind on the subject to Krall�察�who at 

first did not quite grasp what I was asking。 Like most men who have not 

made a special study of the questions�察�he imagined that telepathy  meant 

above     all  a  deliberate   and   conscious    transmission     of  thought�察   �and   he 

assured me that he never made any effort to transmit his and that�察�for the 

most part�察�the horses gave a reply which was the exact opposite of what he 

was   expecting。   I   did   not   doubt   this   for   a   moment�察  �in   fact�察  �direct   and 



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deliberate     transmission      of  thought    is�察 �even   among      men�察  �a   very   rare�察�

difficult and uncertain�察�phenomenon�察�whereas involuntary�察�unpremeditated 

and     unsuspected      communications        between      one   subconsciousness        and 


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