Interviewer : "What is your name?"

Girl? : "A.R."

Interviewer : "How old are you?"

Girl? : "Twenty-five"

Interviewer : "Where do you live?"

Girl? : "At Florence"

Interviewer : "In what street?"

Girl? : "Via Parlone"

Interviewr " "At what number?"

~here she indicates correclty the number on the flat.~

Interviewer : "Are your father and mother living?"

Girl? : "I don't know"

Interviewer : "What day is it?"

Girl? : "Tuesday"

~it is Wednesday~

Interviewer : "What month is this?"

Girl? : "January"

~correct~

Interviewer : "What year is it?"

Girl? : "1902"

Interviewer : "What place is this?"

Girl? : "I don't know"

Interviewer : "Is it your home?"

Girl? : "Yes"

Interviewer : "But who are those persons round about you?"

Girl? : "They are patients"

Interviewer : "Are these patients at your home?"

Girl? : "I am not at home"

Interviewer : "Where are you, then?"

Girl? : "At the asylum"

Interviewer : "And who stays at the asylum?"

Girl? : "Those who are mentally ill"

Interviewer : "Are you mentally ill?"

~She nods assent~

Interviewer : "How long have you been at the asylum?"

Girl? : "For four years"

Interviewer : "Do you love your father?"

Girl? : "Yes"

Interviewer : "Can you sew?"

Girl? : "I can read"

Interviewer : "Have you been at school?"

Girl? : "At the communal schools"

Interviewer : "Would you like to go home?"

Girl? : "Yes"

Interviewer : "Are you glad to remain here?"

Girl? : "Yes, certainly"

Interviewer : "Is it true that you have sometimes seen the devil?"

Girl? : "Yes"

Interviewer : "What is he like?"

Girl? : "He is black"

Interviewer : "Is it true that your mother has also been confined in the asylum?"

~She indicates assent, looks across the room, and points out her mother, who, in fact, is present~

Interviewer : "Is it true that you are pregnant?"

Girl? : "I have borne a child"

Interviewer : "What is his name?"

Girl? : "Giulio"

Interviewer : "Where is he?"

Girl? : "He is dead"

Interviewer : "When did he die?"

Girl? : "He was never born"

Interviewer : "Why then, did you tell me that you had borne him?"

Girl? : "for fun"

Interviewer : "Do you think you will become a saint?"

Girl? : "Yes"

Interviewer : "What saint?"

Girl? : "The Madonna of the Lily"