Dr. Keaton's 2nd letter to Janet Winston-Rogers

                                                 Mrs. Janet. Winston-Rogers
                                                 High Branch Manor,
                                                 872 Kingsport Rd,
                                                 Aylesbury, Massachusetts
Dr. Jonathan Keaton
513 West Henry Street,
Savannah, Georgia

May 17, 1937

Dear Mrs. Winston Rogers,

I was pleased to receive your letter, and, of course, Joy Grove is 
always pleased to receive donations.

Regarding Mr. Henslow, I have respected your wishes and concealed from 
him your father's unfortunate demise. However, I must admit that I am 
uneasy about this deception.

I am even more uneasy about Miss Summers's active encouragement of Mr. Henslow's delusions, for that is what they are. I do not know if you are 
acquainted with Miss Summers. She accompanied Mr. de Genaro on his visit 
to Joy Grove, and she has since written a letter to Mr. Henslow, claiming 
that Miss Avery (whom I wrote about in my last letter) is an "agent" of 
your late father, sent by him to watch over Mr. Henslow and prepare the 
way for her own visit to Joy Grove in company of Mr. de Genaro. I think 
we both know, you and I, that this not the case.

I fear that, comforting though Mr. Henslow may find the idea of a guardian
 angel sent to him by a friend in his darkest hour, it feeds his delusion, 
undoing -years- of hard work coming to terms with the reality of his 
situation. Frankly, if Miss Summers continues her interference with my patient's care, I may have no choice but to tell him the full truth. A 
comforting omission is one thing, but deliberately harming a patient 
with falsehoods, however well one means, is something different. We at 
Joy Grove have always held to the Hippocratic principle of "Above all, 
do no harm." I am sure you understand.

Perhaps you might visit Joy Grove, and we might discuss matters more fully. 
I apologize for any offense I have inadvertently given; however, my patients 
must be my primary concern.

Yours most sincerely,

Dr. Jonathan Keaton