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The narrator and her physician husband, John have rented an old colonial mansion for three months vacation hoping that the rest will cure her temporary nervous condition. Her brother, also a physician agrees with John.
Although, she would like to care for her own child, John feels that the best medicine for her is total rest. He has arranged for a nanny to take care of the baby and his sister Jennie, to take care of her. Jennie is the perfect housekeeper and wants no better profession for herself. Although she is a writer, he has forbidden her to write and think, unt…
