"I don't say that I'm incredulous; I'm only on my guard. Don't you see? I have to be."
"But surely when a man is speaking the truth his manner must carry some conviction."
"I wish I could think so; but I've believed so many false yarns on the strength of a man's manner, and disbelieved so many true ones on the same evidence, that I no longer trust my own judgment. But please don't be annoyed. If your mental condition is such as you describe, I'm proposing the most scientific treatment you can get in New York. In addition to that, I know that Doctor Glegg has had a number of such cases and has cured them."
"You know that?"
"Perhaps I ought to say that they've been cured while under his care. I think I've heard him say that as a matter of fact they've cured themselves. Without knowing much of the malady, I rather think it's one of those in which time restores the ruptured tissues, with the aid of mental rest."
"If that's all—"
"Oh, I don't say that it's all; but as far as I understand it's a large part of it. But then I don't understand very much. That's why I'm suggesting—"
"I could get mental rest of my own accord if—"
"Yes? If—what?"
"If I could find out who—who I am."