I should add that I have been warned of Dr. Ramage’s intention to return next month, and that, should he find me still melancholy (as though I could exist in any other state), he will be forced to conclude that the cause of my insanity was not in fact my uterus (too late), but is instead a demon that, due to my inherent female weakness, has taken up residence in my bloodstream. In that scenario, the cure could only be arrived at by thrice daily bleedings and a religious ceremony performed for the purpose of exorcising the devil.
