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lip service and | lip service and placation by worry; so if somebody vested with authority | ||
tells him there is no need to worry, the effect is simply to | tells him there is no need to worry, the effect is simply to disarm | ||
the victim. This naturally induces frantic resistance. Might just as | the victim. This naturally induces frantic resistance. Might just as | ||
well tell the mouse not to worry about the cat, when not to worry | well tell the mouse not to worry about the cat, when not to worry | ||
is likely to insult and offend the cat even more. And if the cat was | is likely to insult and offend the cat even more. And if the cat was | ||
conceived in thunder and lightning and spawned in prehistoric storm | conceived in thunder and lightning and spawned in prehistoric storm | ||
cold and deluge - in fact, antedates the spurious mouse - | cold and deluge - in fact, antedates the spurious mouse - then you can | ||
see that the two opponents are very unevenly matched and that | see that the two opponents are very unevenly matched and that | ||
even when the cat is not in evidence you would have to be cautious | even when the cat is not in evidence you would have to be cautious | ||
and not awaken its anger or otherwise attract its attention. | and not awaken its anger or otherwise attract its attention. | ||
All this just to show that it is very important to all of us to know | All this just to show that it is very important to all of us to know | ||
that we are healthy, because in that case perhaps there is no | that we are healthy, because in that case perhaps there is no war god | ||
of dark mysteries at all, or else the priestess has never focused her | of dark mysteries at all, or else the priestess has never focused her | ||
attention on us. But | attention on us. But gestures of prudence and foresight are in order, so | ||
that we should not be punished for over confidence. | that we should not be punished for over-confidence. | ||
And the revengeful power often approaches very | And the revengeful power often approaches very subtly, so that it is | ||
advisable to watch carefully for signs. You are a thoughtful man, Inspector | advisable to watch carefully for signs. You are a thoughtful man, Inspector | ||
and I'm sure you would have made the same observation if you | and I'm sure you would have made the same observation if you | ||
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and penetrate more sympathetically and humbly into your | and penetrate more sympathetically and humbly into your | ||
own depths as well as those of the patient, to see how deep and | own depths as well as those of the patient, to see how deep and | ||
ineradicable is our | ineradicable is our mystical nature and hence our superstition. | ||
It's in the very protoplasm, latent or active." | It's in the very protoplasm, latent or active." | ||
"I believe you, Doctor. And as for the signs, I suppose I can | "I believe you, Doctor. And as for the signs, I suppose I can | ||
feel this sliding clavicle as something beyond a mere medical problem, | feel this sliding clavicle as something beyond a mere medical problem, | ||
a nuisance. I presume I'm the mouse, figuring that that paw | a nuisance. I presume I'm the mouse, figuring that that paw | ||
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it. Six months ago, I would have thought you were nuts. And | it. Six months ago, I would have thought you were nuts. And | ||
now I think I'm nuts!" | now I think I'm nuts!" | ||
"I think you're human. And since we are not very likely | "I think you're human. And since we are not very likely | ||
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lip service and placation by worry; so if somebody vested with authority tells him there is no need to worry, the effect is simply to disarm the victim. This naturally induces frantic resistance. Might just as well tell the mouse not to worry about the cat, when not to worry is likely to insult and offend the cat even more. And if the cat was conceived in thunder and lightning and spawned in prehistoric storm cold and deluge - in fact, antedates the spurious mouse - then you can see that the two opponents are very unevenly matched and that even when the cat is not in evidence you would have to be cautious and not awaken its anger or otherwise attract its attention.
All this just to show that it is very important to all of us to know
that we are healthy, because in that case perhaps there is no war god of dark mysteries at all, or else the priestess has never focused her attention on us. But gestures of prudence and foresight are in order, so that we should not be punished for over-confidence.
And the revengeful power often approaches very subtly, so that it is
advisable to watch carefully for signs. You are a thoughtful man, Inspector and I'm sure you would have made the same observation if you had been trained in medicine instead of the detection in falsification. You only have to lay aside a little human false pride and flamboyance and penetrate more sympathetically and humbly into your own depths as well as those of the patient, to see how deep and ineradicable is our mystical nature and hence our superstition. It's in the very protoplasm, latent or active."
"I believe you, Doctor. And as for the signs, I suppose I can
feel this sliding clavicle as something beyond a mere medical problem, a nuisance. I presume I'm the mouse, figuring that that paw missed me the first time and the clavicle shows that it will reach out again, on some crowded free-way or in some dark alley, and that I'd better not forget it because the next time will be it. Six months ago, I would have thought you were nuts. And now I think I'm nuts!"
"I think you're human. And since we are not very likely