Ten Weeks Later

Phineas’ recovery was remarkable after ten weeks. He then decided to go to New Hampshire to see his mother, and then returned back to Cavendish in the spring. Phineas is still able to speak, feed and dress himself, but he has trouble seeing out of his left eye and has a couple of scars, he is still not the same.

Dr. Harlow writes an article about Phineas’ case, and it was very appealing to a professor at Harvard, Henry J. Bigelow. He tells Dr. Harlow he wants more information and eyewitnesses that say this accident is really true.

After Phineas returns home in the spring he goes back to work. But he is different. He comes across as a mean, angry man that you can no longer rely on. He seems mad, he yells and acts very rude to people. So Phineas’ is fired from his job. Dr. Barlow observes and writes comments on how he behaves, but he does not share them with anyone, he is not allowed to unless Phineas gives him permission.