‘Do you note that?’
‘Yes.’
‘Do you note it well?’
‘Yes—I think I do.’
‘But you don’t. You hesitate. You don’t rise to the importance of it. I will say it again—with emphasis—not one of them suffered any damage.’
‘Now I begin to see. Yes, it was indeed remarkable.’
‘Nothing of the kind. It was perfectly natural. There was no reason why they should suffer damage. They were undergoing Nature’s Appetite-Cure, the best and wisest in the world.’
‘Is that where you got your idea?’
‘That is where I got it.’
‘It taught those people a valuable lesson.’