She had entered second childhood.

She passed days without weariness, gazing before her, and musing on the past.

She even tasted the charm of remaining very good in her armchair, like a little girl.
Each day the sweetness and brightness of her eyes became more penetrating.

She had reached the point of making them perform the duties of a hand or mouth, in asking for what she required and in expressing her thanks.

In this way she replaced the organs that were wanting, in a most peculiar and charming manner.