If you could answer—
C. Then I’ll answer straight—
Not without Truth; for who would vainly tell
A wretched lie, when Truth might serve as well?
Had I not Fever? is not that the bane
Of human wisdom? was I not insane?
“Oh! Charles, no more! would you recall the day
When it pleased Fate to take my wits away? 330
How can I answer for a thousand things
That this disorder to the sufferer brings?