Ans. No.
Ques. Then because the idea was a novel one to you, you pronounced her insane.
Ans. Well, I pronounced her insane on that and other things that exhibited themselves in this conversation.
Ques. Did she not show more familiarity with the subject of religion and the questions of theology, than you had with these subjects?
Ans. I do not pretend much knowledge on these subjects.
Ques. What else did she say or do there, that showed marks of insanity?
Ans. She claimed to be better than her husband—that she was right—and that he was wrong—and that all she did was good, and all he did was bad; that she was farther advanced than other people, and more nearly perfection. She found fault particularly that Mr. Packard would not discuss their points of difference on religion in an open, manly way, instead of going around and denouncing her as crazy to her friends and to the church.
She had a great aversion to being called insane. Before I got through the conversation she exhibited a great dislike to me, and almost treated me in a contemptuous manner. She appeared quite lady-like. She had a great reverence for God, and a regard for religious and pious people.
Re-examined.—Ques. Dr., you may now state all the reasons you have for pronouncing her insane.
Ans. I have written down, in order, the reasons which I had, to found my opinion on, that she was insane. I will read them.