wing turned the pressure up, most of them backed down and

said 'it seemed like it,' but there isn't a doubt of it. They say that

in consumption, the tubercles sometimes occur in the brain; it's a

pity I know nothing of medicine. I did try to persuade her, but she

"Did you talk to her about the tubercles?"

"Not precisely of the tubercles. Besides, she wouldn't have

understood! But what I say is, that if you convince a person logically

that he has nothing to cry about, he'll stop crying. That's clear.

Is it your conviction that he won't?"