flailing o make it ao carry ing ically impossible. More often t Joo simply leave  me nor listen to me in t retreats to some inner world of her own.“

    tor listened closely and nodded. “It is a difficult case. er anxiety and you fear t ts of your efforts may be less successful ter. And yet”— see  of al state is more co tudent mighe same evidence.”

    S yet come to t.”

    ‘Ah.“

    ‘t . trategies of my o I  ate to put into action  not t…“

    er ated, and time tor  for o go on.  was slowly, and sh care.

    ‘It is as t in Adeline, a mist t separates  only from y but from imes t times t clears, and anot returns and she is as before.“

    er looked at tor, cion.  above  is shese periods?”

    ‘t aed some time before being sure enougo come to you.“ I see.

    ‘First of all t cimes, and I kno tending to be in a o me. And her hands—“

    ‘her hands?“

    ‘Usually tense, like ter demonstrated—”but times I notice to softness. ”It is as if  ory ured tention and in doing so undermined  ss ion and defiance. I  many difficult cise. And o t all tation in her.“

    tor did not ansely but considered, and er seemed gratified at ion.

    ‘Is ttern to these signs?“

    ‘Not, but…“

    o go on.

    ‘It’s probably not certain stories…“

    ‘Stories?“

    “Jane Eyre, for instance. I told tened version of t part, over several days, and I certainly noticed it too. torical tales and tales .”

    tor fro consistent? Does reading Jane Eyre al