84 Mr Wardrop's case of a Lady Born Blind, who 



as well as that of a lady who was present ; she also walked, 

 for the first time without assistance, from her chair to a sofa 

 which was on the opposite side of the room, and back again 

 to the chair. When at tea, she took notice of the tray, ob- 

 served the shining of the japan work, and asked " what the 

 colour was round the edge ?" she was told that it was yellow ; 

 upon which she remarked, " I will know that again." 



On the ninth day she came down stairs to breakfast, in 

 great spirits ; she said to her brother, " I see you very well 

 to-day ;" and came up to him, and shook hands. She also 

 observed a ticket on a window of a house on the opposite side 

 of the street (" a lodging to let ;") and her brother, to con- 

 vince himself of her seeing it, took her to the window three 

 several times, and to his surprise and gratification, she point- 

 ed it out to him distinctly on each trial. 



She spent a great part of the eleventh day looking out of 

 the window, and spoke very little. 



On the twelfth day she was advised to walk out, which 



recommendation pleased her much. Mr called on her, 



and she told him she felt quite happy. Her brother walked 

 out with her as her guide, and took her twice round the 

 piazzas of Covent-Garden. She appeared much surprised, 

 but apparently delighted ; the clear blue sky first attracted 

 her notice, and she said, " it is the prettiest thing I have ever 

 seen yet, and equally pretty every time I turn round and 

 look at it." She distinguished the street from the foot pave- 

 ment distinctly, and stepped from one to the other like a per- 

 son accustomed to the use of her eyes. Her great curiosity, 

 and the manner in which she stared at the variety of objects, 

 and pointed to them, exciting the observation of many by- 

 standers, her brother soon conducted her home, much against 

 her will. 



On the thirteenth day nothing particular took place till tea- 

 time, when she observed that there was a different tea-tray, 

 and that it was not a pretty one, but had a dark border ; 

 which was a correct description. Her brother asked her to 

 look in the mirror, and tell him if she saw his face in it ? to 

 which she answered, evidently disconcerted, " I see my own ; 

 let me go away." 



