:17:01
Mrs. Holland had a tropical fever...
:17:03
very severe.
:17:05
We might say that portions of the
spinal cord were burned out by this fever.
:17:09
The result is what you see...
:17:11
a woman without any willpower...
:17:13
unable to speak or even act by herself.
:17:16
Though she will obey simple commands.
:17:18
- Does she suffer?
- I don't know.
:17:21
I'd rather think of her as a sleepwalker
who can never be awakened...
:17:24
feeling nothing, knowing nothing.
:17:27
There's very little we can do
except keep her physically comfortable...
:17:30
light diet, some exercise.
:17:32
She can never be cured?
:17:34
I've never heard of a cure.
:17:37
Could you give me some details
of treatment and diet?
:17:40
- I prepared these for you last night.
- Thank you.
:17:44
I'll drop by in a day or so
to see how you are getting on.
:17:52
You didn't find your patient so frightening
in the daylight, did you?
:17:56
Mrs. Holland must have been
very beautiful.
:17:59
Many people thought her beautiful.
:18:03
Tell me, Miss Connell,
do you consider yourself pretty?
:18:06
I don't know. I suppose so.
:18:09
And charming?
:18:10
- I've never given it much thought.
- Don't.
:18:12
You'll save yourself
a great deal of trouble...
:18:15
and other people
a great deal of unhappiness.
:18:40
- Betsy, where are you going?
- It's my day off.
:18:43
What in the world can you do
with a day off in St. Sebastian?
:18:45
I was just beginning to wonder.
:18:47
Aren't there shops and restaurants
and things here?
:18:49
"And things" is a better description
of what you'll find.
:18:51
I'd better come along
and show you the town.
:18:53
Don't you have to work?
:18:55
By a curious coincidence,
it's my day off, too.