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tendencies were still seen occasionally. There was at no
time the peculiar dazed uneasiness and slow restlessness
associated with the idea of being in the deep, dark water.

She now dressed herself very slowly, ate slowly but of her
own accord, and spoke, though her voice was consistently
slow, in a low tone and her words were few.

At the beginning of this period on February 9, when asked
how she was, she said "I--I am sick." To the questions as
to where she was, how long she had been here and how she
had been taken sick, she replied by saying "I don't know."
But she knew she was in a hospital, had been here before
"many times." (Correct.) She was then again asked for the
name of the hospital, but replied "I don't know." So the
physician pointed out of the window and asked her what it
was that she could see there (the East River). She replied,
"It is the dark water. Sometimes I go there and don't come
back again--and--something throws me up and I come back."
(What has been the matter with you?) "I have been sick all
this time." Again, "I can't tell--I am not a good woman--I
am very sick." (Why do you say you are not a good woman?)
"Oh, I did not do things right."

At a later interview, during the same period, she knew the
doctor's name, knew she had seen him at Ward's Island,
knew she was in a hospital, but somehow could not connect
the present place with Ward's Island. She said she didn't
know, when asked where she was, and when questioned about
the season, said, after a pause "Summer" (February 15).

We have seen above that she once spoke of not having been a
good woman. She repeated this on February 10, said "I have
done lots of harm, I have been a bad woman all my life."
Again: "I had bad thoughts." (What kind?) "I have forgotten
all about them." It should be added that at this interview
she also said, "My mind is better now."

On February 25 there was a sudden change. She laughed when
a funny remark was made on the ward. Later, when the
physician came to her, she still lay in bed inactive and
had to be urged considerably at first, but presently began
to laugh good-naturedly and quite freely commented on the
funny remark she had heard earlier in the morning, and on
pec