human
Rest, indeed! They might as well tell Uncle Sam to rest, said the sick man to himself.
gpt
Who is going to pay for the silk stockings if I rest?
human
Silk stockings and French chops!
gpt
You see, Mr. Carter, any one in your run-down nervous condition is apt to brood over fancied troubles until it is not uncommon for him to be in a measure delirious. Now I am going to be quite frank with you, which is a course not usually pursued by nerve specialists but one I feel to be wisest. You have presumed on your strength and endurance for many years. Physically you have stood the test, but your nerves, which are in a way the mind or soul of the muscles and organs, have at last rebelled, and now you are going to have to submit to inactivity for at least a year----
human
A year! My God, man, you are crazy!
gpt
Yes, a year. Would not that be better than going to pieces completely and living on, a useless hulk? There, I thought that would make you sit up. Why should you not rest? What is eating you?