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Ulysses

What compensated in the false balance of her
intelligence for these and such deficiencies of judgment
regarding persons, places and things?
The false apparent parallelism of all perpendicular arms

of all balances, proved true by construction. The
counterbalance of her proficiency of judgment regarding
one person, proved true by experiment.
How had he attempted to remedy this state of
comparative ignorance?
Variously. By leaving in a conspicuous place a certain
book open at a certain page: by assuming in her, when
alluding explanatorily, latent knowledge: by open ridicule
in her presence of some absent other’s ignorant lapse.
With what success had he attempted direct instruction?
She followed not all, a part of the whole, gave attention
with interest comprehended with surprise, with care
repeated, with greater difficulty remembered, forgot with
ease, with misgiving reremembered, rerepeated with error.
What system had proved more effective?
Indirect suggestion implicating selfinterest.
Example?
She disliked umbrella with rain, he liked woman with
umbrella, she disliked new hat with rain, he liked woman

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