human
Ah, I see you have put a bed in here. There was none when John was taken out.
gpt
Oh, yes it was, said the woman quickly.
human
The bed was always here, but we have put a spread over it. We did not do any thing else.
gpt
Yes you have done something else, was the rejoinder.
human
You scraped away several inches of filth off this floor, and whitewashed and scrubbed it, it is all wet yet.
gpt
Oh well, said she,
human
Well, now what was the reason you had John confined here?
gpt
John studied too hard when he tried to get into the High School and turned his brain. When he was first wrong his brother Joseph, who is the kindest hearted man alive, had him taken to a public institution; but his mother got uneasy about him and he was brought home again; and Dr. Goddard was called in to attend him. The doctor said he needed nothing but kindness and skillful nursing, which they gave him with an affection beautiful to behold.
human
He wasn't locked up here at all. He had the range of the whole house.
gpt
How long has he been out of his mind?
human
Somewhere about eighteen years.
gpt
Are you a relation of his?
human
Oh, no, I am only a neighbor, and came in to stay with his poor old mother, who is nearly scared to death.
gpt
Has he any relatives except his mother and brother?
human
Yes, he has four sisters.