Iamassiduously，admirablylookedafterbyMrsBolton。Sheisaqueerspecimen。ThemoreIlive，themoreIrealizewhatstrangecreatureshumanbeingsare。SomeofthemmightJustaswellhaveahundredlegs，likeacentipede，orsix，likealobster。Thehumanconsistencyanddignityonehasbeenledtoexpectfromone’sfellow-menseemactuallynonexistent。
Onedoubtsiftheyexisttoanystartlingdegreeevenisoneself。
Thescandalofthekeepercontinuesandgetsbiggerlikeasnowball。
MrsBoltonkeepsmeinformed。Sheremindsmeofafishwhich，thoughdumb，seemstobebreathingsilentgossipthroughitsgills，whileeveritlives。
Allgoesthroughthesieveofhergills，andnothingsurprisesher。Itisasiftheeventsofotherpeople’sliveswerethenecessaryoxygenofherown。