The Bird's Nest Page 30
*These are Betsy’s words, not mine; I hesitate to copy them, but accuracy compels. V.W.
*aboulia; a state which I can describe for the layman who reads and runs as an inhibition of will, preventing a desired action; Miss R. showed this largely in speech, almost as though she were prevented from uttering a syllable.
*Naturally, for reasons of discretion, I cannot call this young woman by her full name. V.W.