\"He\'sgettin\'bettereveryday,\"Jimsaid。\"Dr。Gurneysaysso。There\'snothingmuchthematterwithhim,really——it\'snine—tenthsimaginary。
\'Nerves\'！Peoplethatarewillingtobebusydon\'thavenervousdiseases,becausetheydon\'thavetimetoimagine\'em。\"
\"Youmeanhistroubleisreallymental？\"
\"Oh,he\'snotalunatic,\"saidJim。\"He\'sjustqueer。Sometimeshe\'llsaysomethingrightbright,buthalfthetimewhathesaysis\'wayoffthesubject,orelsethereisn\'tanysensetoitatall。Forinstance,theotherdayIheardhimtalkin\'tooneofthedarkiesinthehall。Thedarkyaskedhimwhattimehewantedthecarforhisdrive,andanybodyelseintheworldwouldhavejustsaidwhattimetheyDIDwantit,andthatwouldhavebeenalltherewastoit;buthere\'swhatBibbssays,andIheardhimwithmyownears。
\'WhattimedoIwantthecar？\'hesays。\'Well,now,thatdepends——thatdepends,\'hesays。Hetalksslowlikethat,youknow。\'I\'lltellyouwhattimeIwantthecar,George,\'hesays,\'ifyou\'lltellMEwhatyouthinkofthisstatue！\'That\'sexactlyhiswords！AskedthedarkywhathethoughtofthatArabEdithandmotherboughtforthehall！\"