I'm surprised no one's zoomed in on what "And if he isn't, I certainly am" could mean. She could have made the story up about the boy in the belfry. He could be ringing the bell perfectly normally and she's reading into it. Or, maybe she can't even see the tower and has just made up a story about what's happening because the bells sound so frenetic to her, because of her mental state.
I'm surprised no one's zoomed in on what "And if he isn't, I certainly am" could mean. She could have made the story up about the boy in the belfry. He could be ringing the bell perfectly normally and she's reading into it. Or, maybe she can't even see the tower and has just made up a story about what's happening because the bells sound so frenetic to her, because of her mental state.
So much hinges on that line....