Charm

The Queen of the Witches said to the novice:

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“You should know it! Hear, little dope, that you should not use, to bewitch a man, complicated charms before you have exhausted all the natural charms your Master provided you when you were born. You must, to bewitch him, dance a furious dance for him.

“For a start, out of his sight, you can undress entirely, scent yourself discreetly and put on a short dress, black or dark, no longer than well above your knees, with fine straps, which lets guess your beauty under subdued lighting and is liberally low-cut. You can also, if you wish, decorate your hair and your ears. But do not wear any collar, bracelet, rings, girdles, shoes or other accessory.

“Then join him in the soberly enlightened room where he is awaiting you and say to him: ‘Look at me, I dance for you!’. Start dancing at once, raise high your arms, high your legs, take lascivious poses, utter little cries, let frenzy overcome you and, at the height of your dance, throw your dress at him. When finally you stop, naked, breathless, exhausted, you will see the bewitched man, with his eyes bulging, prostrate himself before you.

“Then you will be in command and he will do all that you want. But do not scorn him, because if he has attracted you, the reason is that without you knowing it, he broke a spell which was hanging over you.

“To prevent him from escaping, ask him to give you all his clothes and hide them. Make up a name to call him, or just tell him simply: ‘You, do this to me, You, do that to me...’ Take a name with which he will name you: ‘Madam, Miss, Mistress, or Voluptua, etc...’

“From now on, each time he is alone with you and you want to bewitch him, you will have only to look him in the eyes and tell him firmly: ‘Be bewitched!’, and you will get him at once in your power. To break the spell, first give him his clothes back and, when he has got dressed, make him lie down and sleep, then tell him: ‘Charm, leave him!’ He will awake and apologize for having fallen asleep.”

With these words, the Queen of the Witches disappeared at once, and her laughter faded little by little in the depths of the night.