K-Pax (22 page)
A
t
th
e
time
,
Bett
y
ha
d
bee
n
wit
h
u
s
fo
r
eleve
n
years
,
th
e
las
t
tw
o
i
n
th
e
capacit
y
o
f
hea
d
nurse
.
She
wa
s
th
e
onl
y
perso
n
I
ha
d
eve
r
me
t
wh
o
ha
d
rea
d
al
l
o
f
Taylo
r
Caldwell'
s
novels
,
an
d
a
s
lon
g
a
s
I
had
know
n
he
r
ha
d
bee
n
tryin
g
t
o
ge
t
pregnant
.
Althoug
h
sh
e
ha
d
resorte
d
t
o
almos
t
ever
y
know
n
scientific
an
d
fol
k
remedy
,
sh
e
eschewe
d
th
e
so-calle
d
fertilit
y
pill
s
because
,
a
s
sh
e
pu
t
it
,
"
I
onl
y
wan
t
th
e
one
,
not
a
whol
e
menagerie.
"
Non
e
o
f
thi
s
affecte
d
he
r
work
,
however
,
an
d
sh
e
consistentl
y
performe
d
he
r
duties
cheerfull
y
an
d
well.
Accordin
g
t
o
Betty'
s
report
,
pro
t
wa
s
extremel
y
cooperativ
e
throughou
t
th
e
examinatio
n
period. Indeed
,
th
e
eagernes
s
wit
h
whic
h
h
e
attacke
d
th
e
test
s
an
d
questionnaire
s
supporte
d
m
y
earlier speculatio
n
o
f
a
n
academi
c
background
.
Ho
w
fa
r
h
e
ha
d
progresse
d
wit
h
hi
s
educatio
n
wa
s
stil
l
a
matter
o
f
conjecture
,
bu
t
i
t
seeme
d
quit
e
likely
,
base
d
o
n
hi
s
confiden
t
demeano
r
an
d
articulateness
,
tha
t
h
e
had
a
t
leas
t
attende
d
colleg
e
an
d
possibl
y
eve
n
a
graduat
e
o
r
professiona
l
school.
I
t
too
k
a
fe
w
day
s
t
o
proces
s
th
e
data
,
an
d
I
mus
t
confes
s
tha
t
m
y
curiosit
y
wa
s
suc
h
tha
t
I
le
t
lapse
som
e
thing
s
I
ha
d
planne
d
t
o
d
o
a
t
hom
e
i
n
orde
r
t
o
com
e
i
n
o
n
Saturda
y
t
o
finis
h
wha
t
Bett
y
ha
d
not
complete
d
b
y
Frida
y
afternoon
.
Th
e
fina
l
results
,
thoug
h
generall
y
unremarkabl
e
(a
s
I
ha
d
expected),
wer
e
nonetheles
s
interesting
.
The
y
ar
e
summarize
d
a
s
follows:
I
Q
15
4
(wel
l
abov
e
average
,
thoug
h
no
t
i
n
geniu
s
category)
Psychologica
l
test
s
(left/right
,
mazes
,
mirro
r
tests
,
etc.-addnl
.
t
o
std
.
admissio
n
exam
)
normal
Neurologica
l
test
s
normal
EE
G
(performe
d
b
y
D
r
Chakraborty
)
normal
Short-ter
m
memor
y
excellent
Readin
g
skil
l
ver
y
good
Artisti
c
ability/eideti
c
imager
y
variable
Musica
l
abilit
y
belo
w
average
Genera
l
knowledg
e
(history
,
geography
,
languages
,
th
e
arts
)
broa
d
an
d
impressive
Mat
h
an
d
scienc
e
(particularl
y
physic
s
an
d
astronomy
)
outstanding
Knowledg
e
o
f
sport
s
minimal
Genera
l
physica
l
strengt
h
abov
e
average
Hearing
,
taste
,
smell
,
tactil
e
acuitie
s
highl
y
sensitive
"Specia
l
senses
"
(abilit
y
t
o
`feel
"
colors
,
sens
e
th
e
presenc
e
o
f
othe
r
people
,
etc.
)
questionable
Vision
1
.
Sensitivit
y
t
o
whit
e
ligh
t
marked!
2
.
Rang
e
ca
n
detec
t
ligh
t
a
t
300-40
0
A
(UV)!
Aptitud
e
coul
d
d
o
almos
t
anything
;
particula
r
affinit
y
fo
r
natura
l
histor
y
an
d
physica
l
sciences
A
s
ca
n
b
e
seen
,
th
e
onl
y
unusua
l
findin
g
wa
s
th
e
patient'
s
abilit
y
t
o
se
e
ligh
t
a
t
wavelength
s
wel
l
into
th
e
ultraviole
t
range
.
Hi
s
apparen
t
sensitivit
y
t
o
visibl
e
ligh
t
coul
d
hav
e
bee
n
du
e
t
o
a
geneti
c
defect
;
in
an
y
cas
e
ther
e
wa
s
n
o
obviou
s
retina
l
damag
e
(nevertheless
,
I
mad
e
a
not
e
t
o
cal
l
Dr
.
Rappaport
,
our
ophthalmologist
,
firs
t
thin
g
o
n
Tuesday
,
Monda
y
bein
g
Memoria
l
Day)
.
Otherwis
e
ther
e
wa
s
no
suggestio
n
o
f
an
y
specia
l
alie
n
talents.