AN UNKNOWN BRIDE.
MARRIED IN A TRANCE. On the ground that he was married under hypnotic influence, M. Prunier, a well-to-do French merchant, is seeking a divorce in the Paris Courts. He declares that Dr. Blomn, who was his surgeon in a nursing home, hypnotised him from ulterior motives, and under that lethargic influence ho walked home, dressed in morning coat and top hat, called upon a woman he had never seen before, proposed to her, and married her. The trance wore off. M. Prunier gradually came to the conclusion that the wedding ceremony was a nightmare, and then ho suddenly realised that his wife was a close relation of Dr. Blomn, who had been trying for years to find a well-to-do husband for the lady.
M. Prunier claims that he has quite formidable evidence that the doctor did at least attempt to hypnotise him. The case has caused great discussion in France.' Disgruntled husbands and wives all over tho country are wondering if they married in a trance, and if they should not seek the aid of the law to return to single blessedness.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20454, 4 January 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)
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185AN UNKNOWN BRIDE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20454, 4 January 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)
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