She doesn't know.... She doesn't know whether she did or not.... She hasn't really been right in her mind for a long time. I don't think she had one before.
[As he speaks
Cousin Fanny ceases rocking and leans hack in her chair, closing her eyes. From this time on the two Johns and the two Marys stare at her intently, never taking their eyes off of her while they speak.]
John Thinker
She did have one before.
Mary Thinker
I know she did.
John Thinker
Will she die? Will I see her die? I should hate to see her die!
John Speaker
She would have that tablet... she WOULD have it. If I had taken it away from her by force it would have killed her; the struggle would have killed her.