At last she said: "I can help you to keep your courage firmly to the point, by letting you know at once what Casimir will do to you.

Beyond that I cannot go.
You understand the nature of an electric shock ?" "Yes," I replied.
"Well, there are different kinds of electric shocks--some that are remedial, some that are fatal.

There are cures performed by a careful use of the electric battery--again, people are struck dead by lightning, which is the fatal result of electric force.

But all this is EXTERNAL electricity; now what Casimir will use on you will be INTERNAL electricity." I begged her to explain more clearly.

She went on: "You have internally a certain amount of electricity, which has been increased recently by the remedies prescribed for you by Casimir.