She refers to them as 'They.' Once, when she came to us first, she was frightened of poison and, although my father, who had great influence over her, seemed to cure her of any active fear, for years she has persisted in a curious habit of drinking her coffee without setting down the cup.

The idea seemed to be that if she let it out of her hands 'They,' the mysterious persecutors, might avail themselves of the opportunity to drug it.

Does it sound too fantastic ?" "No.

It is not unusual--a fairly common delusion, in fact.

There is a distinct type of brain trouble, one of whose symptoms is a conviction of persecution.