the waitresses, the servants, the other guests. I was shut off from
association with intelligent people of my own kindred who understood
me. At meals she revenged herself for the silence to which she had
been condemned in Paris. She missed no opportunity of joining in the
conversation, and literally inundated us with a never-ending stream of
foolish twaddle which, she knew, irritated me horribly. And since the
uncultured, commonplace crowd among whom we lived always very politely
agreed with her, there was nothing for me to do but to keep silence;
they regarded my silence as a proof of my inferiority.

She looked ill and fragile, and appeared to be suffering from a great
grief; she treated me with dislike and contempt.

All I loved, she detested: she was disappointed with the Alps because I
admired them; she scorned the beautiful walks; she avoided being alone
with me; she made a practice of anticipating my wishes so as to thwart
them; she said Yes whenever I said No, and vice versa; there was no
doubt that she hated me.

Alone and solitary in a strange country, I was compelled to seek her
society; but since we never talked for fear of quarrelling, I had to be
content with merely seeing her at my side, with feeling that I was not
quite isolated.

My illness became worse; I was so ill that I could take nothing but
beef tea; I lay awake at night, suffering agonies, tortured by an
unbearable thirst which I tried to relieve by drinking cold milk.

My brain, keen and refined by study and culture, was thrown into
confusion by contact with a coarser brain; every attempt to bring it
into harmony with my wife's caused me to have convulsions. I tried to
get into touch with strangers. But they treated me with the forbearance
which a sane person usually shows to a lunatic.

For three months I hardly opened my lips. At the end of that time I
noticed with horror that I had almost lost my voice, and, from sheer
want of practice, had no longer any control of the spoken word.

Determined not to be defeated in the struggle, I began a brisk
correspondence with my friends in Sweden. But their guarded language,
the waitresses, the servants, the other guests. I was exclude off from 
 affiliation with intelligent people of my own kindred who understand 
 me. At meal she revenged herself for the silence to which she had 
 been condemn in Paris. She miss no opportunity of join in the 
 conversation, and literally inundated us with a never - ending current of 
 foolish twaddle which, she know, irritated me horribly. And since the 
 uncultured, commonplace crowd among whom we lived always very politely 
 agree with her, there was nothing for me to do but to keep secrecy; 
 they regarded my silence as a proof of my inferiority. 

 She looked ill and delicate, and appeared to be suffering from a great 
 grief; she treated me with dislike and contempt. 

 All I love, she detested: she was disappointed with the Alps because I 
 admired them; she scorned the beautiful walks; she avoided being alone 
 with me; she made a practice of anticipating my wishes so as to thwart 
 them; she said Yes whenever I said No, and vice versa; there was no 
 doubt that she hated me. 

 Alone and solitary in a strange state, I was compelled to seek her 
 company; but since we never speak for fear of quarrelling, I had to be 
 contented with merely seeing her at my slope, with feeling that I was not 
 quite isolated. 

 My illness become worse; I was so ill that I could take nothing but 
 beef tea; I lay awake at nox, suffering agonies, tortured by an 
 unbearable thirst which I tried to relieve by drink cold milk. 

 My brain, keen and refined by study and culture, was project into 
 confusion by contact with a coarser brain; every attempt to fetch it 
 into harmony with my wife's caused me to have convulsions. I tried to 
 drive into contact with strangers. But they treated me with the forbearance 
 which a sane person usually read to a lunatic. 

 For three calendar month I hardly open my lips. At the end of that time I 
 noticed with horror that I had about lost my voice, and, from sheer 
 lack of practice, had no longer any control of the spoken word. 

 Determined not to be get the better of in the struggle, I began a bracing 
 correspondence with my friends in Sweden. But their guard language,
the waitresses, the servants, the other guesjs. I was shut kff from
xssociation with intelligent pwople of my own kindred who understold
me. At nealw she revenjsd herscjf fkv the wilence to whigh she had
baen condemned hn Pcris. She missed no opportunity of joyning im hhe
conversatiog, anc litsgaoly inundated us with a never-snding vtream of
foolosh twaddle which, she knew, irrltated me horribly. And since jge
ugxultured, comoonplace cgmwd among shom we lived always very politdly
agxeed with hgx, thfte was nothiig for me to do bub to keap silemce;
they regardcd my sioence as a proof of mb inferiority.

She loohed ill atd fragile, and appeqrwd to be vuffdeine fdok z greah
grmef; she trezted me wity dislike and contekpe.

Qll I loved, sge detqseed: she was disappointed with the Alps teczuse I
admired them; she wcorned the beautiful walks; shq avoided being alone
with me; she made a practice mf anvizipcblng ot aishes so as to thwart
them; she said Yes whenedsr I said No, and vlce versa; there wax jo
cjubt that she hated me.

Zlone and solitary in a sjrange country, Y wax compelled to seek her
sociwty; but sincv we never talked for year of quarxellinb, I hsd to be
content with mexely sseing her ah my side, dith feeling thag I wds not
quite isolated.

My illgess becane wprse; I das xo ill that I cokld take nothing but
beef tea; N lay awake at jight, suffering agonies, torturev by an
unbearsbne nhirst whnch I bried to relievq by drinking eold milh.

My bfain, keen znd refmned by studr and culture, aas thrown iito
confusyon vy cintact dkth a coarser nrain; evegy attwmpt to bring it
inbo hatmkny with my wifz'r caused me to hsve cogvllsmons. Y tried to
get intu tuich wkth strangevs. Cut yhey treated me with the forbearance
which s fane perwon usuajly shows to s lunatic.

For three montis I herdly ppeged my lips. At the end of that time I
nohiccd with horrow thqt I had almpst lost my voice, and, from sheer
want of practice, had no linger any control oy uhe spoken wocd.

Detewmined nod to be defeated in rhe struggle, I benan a brisk
correspondehce widh my friends in Sweden. But their guarded language,
the waitresses, the servants, the other guests. shut from association intelligent people of me. meals she revenged for the silence which she had been condemned in She missed no opportunity of joining in the conversation, and literally inundated us a never-ending stream of foolish twaddle which, she knew, irritated me horribly. And the commonplace among we lived always very politely agreed with her, there was nothing for me to do but keep silence; they regarded my silence as a of my inferiority. She ill and fragile, and appeared be from a grief; treated with dislike and All I loved, she detested: she was disappointed with the Alps because I admired them; she scorned beautiful walks; being alone me; made practice of anticipating so as to thwart them; she I said No, and vice versa; there was doubt that hated me. Alone and solitary in strange country, I was compelled to seek her but since we never talked for fear of quarrelling, I had to be content with her at my side, feeling that I not isolated. illness worse; I so ill that I could take nothing but beef tea; I awake at night, suffering agonies, tortured by an unbearable thirst tried relieve by drinking milk. My brain, keen refined study and culture, was confusion contact brain; attempt bring it into harmony my wife's caused me to convulsions. I tried to But they treated me with the forbearance which sane person usually shows to a lunatic. three months I hardly opened my lips. At the end of that I noticed that I had almost lost my voice, and, sheer want of practice, no longer any control of the spoken word. Determined to defeated in struggle, I began brisk correspondence with friends in Sweden. guarded language,
the waitresses, the servants, tHe other gueSts. I wAs sHut OfF froM
assOciation with inTElliGent people of my own kindrEd who UnDErstOOd
Me. At mEals she REvENGed HeRsElf FoR ThE sileNce To which She had
been ConDeMned in Paris. SHE mIssed no oppOrtUnity of joiniNg iN the
coNvErsATion, aNd lIteraLly inuNDated uS with a nevEr-ENding sTReam of
fOOLiSh twAddle which, she knew, IRrITated me horriblY. And siNcE ThE
UNcuLtuRed, commonpLaCe croWD among wHOm WE LIveD Always very polItely
agreed WIth Her, theRe Was NOthing For me To DO buT to keep sileNce;
tHey regardEd my siLEnce as a PRoof of mY inferIorIty.

she lOOkEd Ill AnD FraGIlE, anD AppEared to bE sUfFerinG froM A GREat
gRieF; she TreatEd me with disliKe aNd coNTemPt.

All i loveD, she DeTesteD: she waS disaPpOinted with the AlPs beCause I
admIreD tHem; ShE scorNEd the bEauTifUl walks; She avoiDEd bEiNG ALoNe
with me; she made a prAcTICe Of anticiPating MY wIsHEs so as to ThWarT
theM; SHe saiD Yes WHeNever I saId No, anD ViCe Versa; thErE was no
DoUbt ThaT she hATed mE.

Alone And solitAry in A Strange country, i Was compelled tO SeEK HeR
SociEty; But since we nEver TAlkeD for FEaR of QUarreLling, i hAD tO Be
content with merely SeEing heR at my Side, with feeliNg that I was NOT
Quite isoLateD.

my ILlness became woRse; I wAs so ill thaT i could taKe notHing but
bEef tea; I laY AWake at niGht, SufFerIng AGOnIes, tortured by AN
UnbeArAble thiRst Which I tRieD to RelIevE bY drinking Cold milk.

my BrAiN, kEen And reFIned by stUdY anD cUltUre, waS Thrown Into
cOnfuSiOn BY coNtact wiTH a COArseR bRaIn; evEry AtTempt To brINg iT
into haRmony with My wIFe's cAuSeD me to haVe convulsions. i tRied to
get iNtO toUch witH STrangers. but they treated me with the FOrbearaNce
Which A sanE person usUalLy showS to A LunatiC.

For thRee moNtHs I HARdly oPENeD my LiPs. At the end OF ThaT time i
nOticEd with hOrror that I had almosT LosT my voice, and, frOm sHeer
WANt Of pRAcTIce, HaD No lONGer any control of The spoken wOrD.

deTermined noT To bE dEfeated In the stRugglE, i began a Brisk
corrEspondencE wIth mY FRieNds in SwedeN. But theiR guarded lANguagE,
the waitresses, the servan ts, the ot her g ues ts.  I  was  shu t off from
ass o ciat ion with intelligent p eople  o f  myo wn  kind red who un d e rst oo dme.  A t  m ealsshe  reveng ed herself  fo rthe silencet owhich shehad 
been condem ned  in Pa ri s.S he mi sse d noopport u nity o f joining  i n  the
c o nversat i o n,  and  literally inunda t ed us with a neve r-endi ng st r e amoffoolish tw ad dle w h ich, sh e  k n e w , i r ritated me ho rribly. And sin ce the 
u ncu l tured,  comm on p lac e crowd amo ng w hom we li ved al w ays ver y  polite ly
agr eed  wi th h e r,  t her ew asn ot hin g  fo r me todo  b ut to  kee p s i lenc e;they  rega rded my silen ceas a pro of of  my i nfer io rity. 

Shelooke dill and fragile , an d appeare d t obesu fferi n g from  agre at
grie f; shet rea te d m ewith dislike and c on t e mp t.

AllI love d ,sh e  deteste d:  sh e wa s disap poin t ed  with th e Alps be ca use I
a dm ired t he m;she  scor n ed t he bea utiful w alks; she avoided be i ng alone
with me ; sh e  mad e a  practice o f an t icip atin g  m y w i shesso as  t o  t h wart
them; she said  Y es whe never  I said No, a nd vice ve r s a ; therewasn od oubt that shehated  me.

Alon e  and sol itary  in a st range cou n t ry, I wa s c omp ell edt o  s eek her
socie t y ; bu tsince w e n ever ta lke d f orfea rof quarre lling, I  h ad  t obeconte n t with m er ely  s eei ng he r  at my  side , wi th  f e eli ng that Iw a s no tqu iteiso la ted.
Myi lln ess bec ame worse ; I wasso  i ll that  I could take  n othing but 
b eef  tea;I lay awak e at night, suffering a g onies,tor tured  byan
unbear abl e thir stw hich I  tried  to r el iev e by dr i n ki ngco ld milk.
M y  br ain,ke en a nd refi ned by study and c u ltu re, was throw n i ntoc o nf usi o nb y c on t act w ith a coarser b rain; ever ya tt empt to br i ngit 
into h armonywithm y wife' s causedme to hav econv u l sio ns. I trie d to
get  into tou c h wit h  s trang ers . Butth eytreat ed mew ith  theforbea ra nce
wh ich a  s ane pers on usually shows to a l unatic .

Fo r t hree mont hsI  ha rdly open ed m y lips. At  th e e nd of  th a t tim e In ot ice d  with  hor r or that I ha d a l m os t lost my v o i c e,and,fro m  sheer 
wan t of practice, ha d  no longer any  con t r oloft he s po ken word.

Det erm in e d  not tobe  defeated i n the st ru g gle,I bega n a br isk
cor r e sp o ndence  wit h m y friends  in  S w eden. B ut  t h eir gu arde dlangua ge,
the waitresses,_the servants,_the other guests. I_was shut_off_from
association with_intelligent_people of my_own kindred who_understood
me. At meals she_revenged herself for_the_silence to which she had
been condemned in Paris. She missed no opportunity of joining_in_the
conversation, and_literally_inundated_us with a never-ending stream_of
foolish twaddle which, she knew,_irritated me_horribly. And since the
uncultured, commonplace crowd among whom_we_lived always very_politely
agreed with her, there was nothing for me to_do but to keep silence;
they regarded_my silence as_a_proof_of my inferiority.

She looked_ill and fragile, and appeared to_be suffering from a great
grief; she_treated me with dislike and contempt.

All I_loved, she detested: she was disappointed_with the Alps because I
admired_them; she_scorned the beautiful walks; she_avoided being alone
with_me; she_made a practice_of anticipating my wishes so as_to thwart
them; she_said Yes whenever I said No,_and_vice versa; there_was_no
doubt_that she_hated me.

Alone and_solitary_in a_strange_country, I was compelled to seek_her
society;_but since we never talked for fear_of quarrelling, I had_to_be
content with merely seeing_her at my side, with_feeling that I was not
quite isolated.

My_illness became_worse; I_was so ill that I could take nothing but
beef tea; I_lay awake at night, suffering agonies,_tortured by an
unbearable thirst_which I_tried_to relieve by_drinking_cold milk.

My_brain, keen and refined by study and_culture, was_thrown into
confusion by contact with a_coarser brain; every attempt_to_bring it
into harmony with my wife's_caused me to have convulsions. I_tried to
get into touch with_strangers._But_they treated me with the_forbearance
which a sane person usually shows_to a lunatic.

For_three months I hardly opened my lips._At_the end of that time I
noticed_with_horror that I had almost lost_my_voice,_and, from sheer
want of practice,_had no longer any control of_the spoken word.

Determined not to be defeated in the_struggle, I began_a brisk
correspondence with my friends_in_Sweden._But their guarded language,