...unattended, and calmly said to him, " Captain, I will order your chains to be taken off, and give you liberty to walk in the court, if you will promise...are all too much afraid of me." " I have six men," Pinel answered, " ready to enforee my commands, if necessary. Believe me, then, on my word, I will...

...unattended, and offered to remove his chains and permit him to walk in the court, if he would promise to behave well and injure no one. " Yes, I promise you," said the maniac. His chains were then removed, and the keepers retired leaving the door of his cell open. " He raised...