human
Phillips! ordered the old lady in great agitation,
gpt
Oh, aunt! she said,
human
Broken--what glasses?
gpt
Those of the carriage--with the explosion.
human
Explosion, my dear!
gpt
Yes. That gun which was discharged. It stunned me. Were you hurt?
human
I heard no gun--no explosion.
gpt
But I did. It was as though a bullet had been discharged into my brain. I wonder that I escaped. Who can have fired at us?
human
My dear, no one fired. I heard nothing. I know what it was. I had the same experience many years ago. I slept in a damp bed, and awoke stone deaf in my right ear. I remained so for three weeks. But one night when I was at a ball and was dancing, all at once I heard a report as of a pistol in my right ear, and immediately heard quite clearly again. It was wax.
gpt
But, Aunt Elizabeth, I have not been deaf.
human
You have not noticed that you were deaf.
gpt
Oh! but look at my hair; it was that wind that blew it about.
human
You are labouring under a delusion, Julia. There was no wind.
gpt
But look--feel how my hair is down.
human
That has been done by the motion of the carriage. There are many ruts in the road.