As to her moral habits,
cleanliness was the most marked. The slightest dirt or rent in
her clothes caused her much embarrassment and shame, and her
sense of order, neatness, and propriety was remarkable. She
seemed quite at home and enjoyed the society of her own sex, but
was uncomfortable and distant in the society of males. She
quickly comprehended the intellectual capacity of those with whom
she was associated, and soon showed an affiliation for the more
intelligent of her friends. She was quite jealous of any extra
attention shown to her fellow scholars, possibly arising from the
fact that she had always been a favorite. She cried only from
grief, and partially ameliorated bodily pain by jumping and by
other excessive muscular movements. Like most mutes, she
articulated a number of noises,--50 or more, all monosyllabic;
she laughed heartily, and was quite noisy in her play. At this
time it was thought that she had been heard to utter the words
doctor, pin, ship, and others. She attached great importance to
orientation, and seemed quite ill at ease in finding her way
about when not absolutely sure of directions. She was always
timid in the presence of animals, and by no persuasion could she
be induced to caress a domestic animal.
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