"He called us all by name, and talked rationally about other things, and gave me directions about the children."
"Had he frequently talked with you in this way during his sickness?"
"He had not."
"But during his sickness, had there not been days, or longer seasons, when he appeared rational?"
"There were."
"You have said he was often wild and wandering. Do you mean he was so most of the time, or only now and then?"
"Only now and then."
"Had he ever appeared so before this sickness?"
Witness bursts into tears.