| a howling noise. | | | | 4. She is very good-tempered; but day and | | night she talks almost incessantly; | | occasionally sings. She says she comes from | | Otaheite, and relates stories of those | | around her doing absurd things. | +----------------------------------------------+ | Good Facts. | +----------------------------------------------+ | 1. She states that she is a lost person and | | without hope of forgiveness; that she will | | be taken to prison, and die a miserable | | death; that the devil whispers in her ear | | that she has committed the unpardonable sin. | | | | 2. Great taciturnity; complete seclusion | | from society; aversion to cleanliness; | | wandering about the streets at improper | | hours. | | | | 3. He states that he is a Prince of France; | | that he possesses a palace, and has recently | | had two fortunes left him (he cannot tell by | | whom)--one of £400,000, the other of | | £600,000; that he is going to Liverpool, a | | distance of 150 miles, with a horse and | | cart, which will take him four hours to go, | | and eight to return. | | | | 4. Inability to hold any rational | | conversation; her manner and conduct are | | totally at variance with her usual habits. | +----------------------------------------------+ The following are examples of “Facts” sent back to be amended by the Commissioners--the emendations in italics:-- 1. Incoherence, perversion of facts, delusion. _Fancies that he possesses large amounts of money which people have secreted from him._ 2. Says her sister lives in Chiselhurst, and she fears she is dying. She took great notice of my feet, and remarked that they were very large. Query by Commissioner--Are these delusions? _Her sister does not live at Chiselhurst, and is perfectly well; my feet are not large._