unaware of these circumstances."
Too late I realized the dilemma into which my admission had put me, but I could answer only in the
affirmative.
"The second point is her loss of all desire to return to the doll-maker after the teapot incident. Did that
strike you as curious?"
"No. If she were emotionally unstable, the shock would automatically set itself up as an inhibition, a
subconscious barrier. Unless they are masochists, such types do not like to return to the scene of an
unpleasant experience."
"Did you notice her remark that after the scalding, the woman did not accompany her to the door of the
store? And that it was the first time she had neglected to do so?"