He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses; the most insipid food was alone endurable; he could wear only garments of certain texture; the odors of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but peculiar sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror.
Soffriva vivamente di un'acuità morbosa dei sensi; gli alimenti più semplici eran per lui i soli tollerabili. In quanto ai vestiti, non si potea sentire addosso che certi tessuti.