He holds daily levees, which are crowded, at Metropolitan Hall, where he proclaims that he has been sent of God to heal diseases by the touch. Many are fools enough to try the experiment . . . . His formula is, Disease, depart, accompanied with a laying on of hands.

Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables are finished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs.

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Of particular relevance is the category of prelexical comment, which comprises the non-lexical utterance of standard phonemes accompanied by strong visual or gestural indicators of attentional focus, such as pointing, touching, or intent gaze.