Although Ruth Putnam's eyes are open and Betty Parris's are closed, Mrs. Putnam describes Ruth as ailing "as she must -- [Ruth] never waked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, sees naught, and cannot eat." Therefore, we learn that Ruth and Betty seem to be having some similar symptoms: though Ruth's eyes are open and Betty's are not, both seem to be totally insensible -- unable to see or hear or respond to what is...
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