Question

what do you think was this reason for the old man to lapse into forgetfulness so often?​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴀɴ ʟᴀᴘsᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛғᴜʟɴᴇss sᴏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Dʀ. Mᴀɴɴᴇᴛ sᴜғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʟᴢɪᴍᴇʀ.

ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs......⚡

⚡Díví⚡

Answer 2

The old man was completely isolated physically and mentally from the world. The doctor seemed to have suffered greatly and have lost all sense of time, place and self.

hope it hels.