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THE HISTORY OF NORAH S.
AN EPISODE OP DOUBLE PERSONALITY.
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This history of a case of double per
sonality has not, so far as I know, been
recorded before. More than twenty
years have elapsed since the death of
Norah S., and it is not now possible to
obtain many of the details which one
would like to have. But, even in its
imperfect state, the history seems to me
to present peculiarities which make it
remarkable. The first part contains in
formation supplied by Mies X., who
acted as Borah's governess and, at a
later period, as companion. This lady
is still alive, and her wish to have all
names suppressed must be respected.
The information is supplemented by a
few entries in the note book of a doctor
who, at one lime, attended Norah.
Norah's parents died when ehe was
still a baby, and, unfortunately their
history cannot be traced. Her father
was an English artist, the mother was
French, and much younger than ber
husband. They lived abroad at Rome
" for the greater partof the year. It was
there that they died, within a few days
of one another, of malignant malarial
fever. Norah was brought to England
and adopted by a childless couple her
father's brother and his wife.
The adoptive father has practically
nothing to do with this story. He
seems to have been a commonplace little
man, energetic in his profession he was
a solicitor and completely under the
dominion of hie wife at home. Mrs. S.
vas a. woman of strong and narrow religi
ous convictions and a kindly nature.
Both 'were devoted to the child. They
lived in a Buburb of a North country
manufacturing town, where Mr. S. had
his practice. Up to the age of eight
Ncah received a certain amount of des-
ultory teaching from Mrs. S. Then a
regular governess waB engaged.
Misa X.-waa at that-time a teacher of
more enthusiasm than Judgment. Norah
was vefy'fond of her; she was a child of
precocious intelligence; she was eager
to learn. Mi6s X. was proud of her pu
pil, and pushed her on. The child
worked six hours a day, 'as a'rule some
times more and she really did work.
At that time unreasoning education was
just coming into fashion. One is not
surprised to find that shortly after
Norah's ninth birthday the doctor had
to be called in.
He was an old gentleman, and he kept
a kind of rough note book, in which he
recorded thingBot medical and other
interest. He speaks of Norah as a
pretty little gipsy. He found that she
slept ill, was very nervous, and had a
poor and capricious appetite. She wbb
antemic, but he bled her all the same,
For the rest his treatment seems to a
layman to have been sensible enough.
He gave her a tonic, which probably
did her no harm. He regulated her
diet. He abeolufely'forbade all lessors
for the next three monthB. He Bent her
toMbe seaside, and gave instructions
that ehe was to play with other children.
He noticed by the way of court be
fore the days when such things became
a special duty that Norah frowned and
twisted her face if she was asked a ques
tion that it was difficult or unpleasant
for her to answer.
The child went to Lowestoft with her
adoptive mother and Miss X. Mr. S. was
detained by his business. The doctor
had given Miss X. the rough side of his
tongue; in his note book he speaks of
her as "the hired assassin;" she was
duly penitent. But the old gentleman
recognized that she had made ber mis
take through ignorance, and that the
adoptive mother had shared tho ignor
ance and encouraged the over-pressure.
He saw, too, that the child was very
fond of her, and that it would be bad
for the child to part them at this junct
ure. Miss X., in her distress, had re
signed her post, but the doctor would
not permit her to go. He told her
bluntly that she had done enough harm
without that. She was now as eager to
amuse Norah and nurse her back to
health as she had formerly been to turn,
her into an infant prodigy. The child
got rapidly better.
On the afternoon of September 28th,
1864 the date is fixed by a letter in
Miss X's possession Norah went out to
play on the beach with some young
friends whose acquaintance she had re
cently made. At tea-time, as she did
not return. Miss X. went out to look for
her. She found her alone, under the
cliffe, fast asleep. She woke her.
"Why, Norah, you've been asleep,"
she said.
The child looked surprised. "I'm
not Norah," she said. "Norah's gone
away. I'm Janet.
Miss X. at first thought this was some,
childish joke." and who ia she. And
who's Janet?' she asked.
"Norah's twin Bister. Didn't you
know? She's told me all about you and
Mrs. S."
So far as I know, Norah's parents had
no other child. It is worth noting, too,
that the normal Norah never spoke of
"Mrs. S." She .always called her
"mother." "
MiBs X. began to get rather nervous,
but she still tried to get the child to'
confess that this was some silly Joke.
It was useless. The child persisted that
she was Janet. She was annoyed at
having it questioned, and asked Miss X.
not to tease her.
She was taken home, and tnere Mrs. S.
clung to the theory that it was some
piece of naughtiness or silliness on
Norah's part, though she owned that it
was quite out of keeping with Norah's
usual behavior. The child was cross
examined, bullied, frightened, but all
through she stuck to her statement that
she was not Norah, but Janet. Mrs. S.
brought out a new picture boot, and
said , she would give it to her it she
would write her proper name in it.
"I will write Norah's name, if yon like,
but I am not Norah. She has gone
away."
She picked up a pencil and wrote the
name quickly and without hesitation.
Then the two women knew that some
thing was wrong; for the name was
written in looking-glass writing writing
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that must be held to a mirror to be read.
After that, at Misa X's suggestion, they
dropped the question of identity, and
talked to her about other things. She
seemed perfectlj reasonable, but less
quick to understand things than Norah
usually was. It was noticed that, unlike
Norah in her normal condition, she was
left-handed. Miss X. thinks there were
some other Blight differences from the
normal Norah in the appearances of
ths eyes, the tone of the voice, and the
choice of words. But as to these she
cannot speak very precisely after this
length of time.
The child Blept until long after her
UBual hour next morning. When she
woke next morning she had no knowl
edge of aoytning that had happened
since she went to sleep on the bench.
She was completely restored to her nor
mal condition. Mrs. S. had been in a
state of great distress. It was not un-
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