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Theheadmasterwouldlookopaquelyatme
throughflashingspectacles."
Whatarewegoingtodowithyou?
"
Well,whatweretheygoingtodowithme?
Iwouldwrithemyshoesomemoreandstaredownatthewornrug.
Lookup,boy!
Can'
tyoulookup?
ThenIwouldlookatthecupboard,wherethenakedladywasfrozeninherpanicandthemusculargentlemancontemplatedthehindquartersoftheleopardinendlessgloom.Ihadnothingtosaytotheheadmaster.Hisspectaclescaughtthelightsothatyoucouldseenothinghumanbehindthem.Therewasnopossibilityofcommunication.
Don'
tyoueverthinkatall?
No,Ididn'
tthink,wasn'
tthinking,couldn'
tthink-Iwassimplywaitinginanguishfortheinterviewtostop.
Thenyou'
dbetterlearn-hadn'
tyou?
Ononeoccasiontheheadmasterleapedtohisfeet,reachedupandplonkedRodin'
smasterpieceonthedeskbeforeme.
That'
swhatamanlookslikewhenhe'
sreallythinking."
Isurveyedthegentlemanwithoutinterestorcomprehension.
Gobacktoyourclass."
Clearlytherewassomethingmissinginme.Naturehadendowedtherestofthehumanracewithasixthsenseandleftmeout.Thismustbeso,Imused,onmywaybacktotheclass,sincewhetherIhadbrokenawindow,orfailedtorememberBoyle'
sLaw,orbeenlateforschool,myteachersproducedmeone,adultanswer:
"
Whycan'
tyouthink?
AsIsawthecase,IhadbrokenthewindowbecauseIhadtriedtohitJackArneywithacricketballandmissedhim;
IcouldnotrememberBoyle'
sLawbecauseIhadneverbotheredtolearnit;
andIwaslateforschoolbecauseIpreferredlookingoverthebridgeintotheriver.Infact,Iwaswicked.Weremyteachers,perhaps,sogoodthattheycouldnotunderstandthedepthsofmydepravity?
Weretheyclear,untormentedpeoplewhocoulddirecttheireveryactionbythismysteriousbusinessofthinking?
Thewholethingwasincomprehensible.Inmyearlieryears,IfoundeventhestatuetteoftheThinkerconfusing.Ididnotbelieveanyofmyteacherswerenaked,ever.Likesomeoneborndeaf,butbitterlydeterminedtofindoutaboutsound,Iwatchedmyteacherstofindoutaboutthought.
TherewasMr.Houghton.Hewasalwaystellingmetothink.Withamodestsatisfaction,hewouldtellthathehadthoughtabithimself.Thenwhydidhespendsomuchtimedrinking?
Orwastheremoresenseindrinkingthanthereappearedtobe?
Butifnot,andifdrinkingwereinfactruinoustohealth-andMr.Houghtonwasruined,therewasnodoubtaboutthat-whywashealwaystalkingaboutthecleanlifeandthevirtuesoffreshair?
Hewouldspreadhisarmswidewiththeactionofamanwhohabituallyspenthistimestridingalongmountainridges.
Openairdoesmegood,boys-Iknowit!
Sometimes,exaltedbyhisownoratory,hewouldleapfromhisdeskandhustleusoutsideintoahideouswind.
Now,boys!
Deepbreaths!
Feelitrightdowninsideyou-hugedraughtsofGod'
sgoodair!
Hewouldstandbeforeus,rejoicinginhisperfecthealth,anopen-airman.Hewouldputhishandsonhiswaistandtakeatremendousbreath.Youcouldhearthewindtrappedinthecavernofhischestandstrugglingwithalltheunnaturalimpediments.Hisbodywouldreelwithshockandhisruinedfacegowhiteattheunaccustomedvisitation.Hewouldstaggerbacktohisdeskandcollapsethere,uselessfortherestofthemorning.
Mr.Houghtonwasgiventohigh-mindedmonologuesaboutthegoodlife,sexlessandfullofduty.Yetinthemiddleofoneofthesemonologues,ifagirlpassedthewindow,tappingalongonherneatlittlefeet,hewouldinterrupthisdiscourse,hisneckwouldturnofitselfandhewouldwatchheroutofsight.Inthisinstance,heseemedtomerulednotbythoughtbutbyaninvisibleandirresistiblespringinhisnape.
Hisneckwasanobjectofgreatinteresttome.Normallyitbulgedabitoverhiscollar.ButMr.HoughtonhadfoughtintheFirstWorldWaralongsidebothAmericansandFrench,andhadcome-bywhoknowswhatillogic?
-toasettleddetestationofbothcountries.Ifeithercountryhappenedtobeprominentincurrentaffairs,noargumentcouldmakeMr.Houghtonthinkwellofit.Hewouldbangthedesk,hisneckwouldbulgestillfurtherandgored."
Youcansaywhatyoulike,"
hewouldcry,"
butI'
vethoughtaboutthis-andIknowwhatIthink!
Mr.Houghtonthoughtwithhisneck.
TherewasMiss.Parsons.Sheassuredusthatherdearestwishwasourwelfare,butIkneweventhen,withthemysteriousclairvoyanceofchildhood,thatwhatshewantedmostwasthehusbandshenevergot.TherewasMr.Hands-andsoon.
Ihavedealtatlengthwithmyteachersbecausethiswasmyintroductiontothenatureofwhatiscommonlycalledthought.ThroughthemIdiscoveredthatthoughtisoftenfullofunconsciousprejudice,ignorance,andhypocrisy.Itwilllectureondisinterestedpuritywhileitsneckisbeingremorselesslytwistedtowardaskirt.Technically,itisaboutasproficientasmostbusinessmen'
sgolf,ashonestasmostpolitician'
sintentions,or-tocomenearmyownpreoccupation-ascoherentasmostbooksthatgetwritten.ItiswhatIcametocallgrade-threethinking,thoughmoreproperly,itisfeeling,ratherthanthought.
True,oftenthereisakindofinnocenceinprejudices,butinthosedaysIviewedgrade-threethinkingwithanintolerantcontemptandanincautiousmockery.IdelightedtoconfrontapiousladywhohatedtheGermanswiththepropositionthatweshouldloveourenemies.Shetaughtmeagreattruthindealingwithgrade-threethinkers;
becauseofher,Inolongerdismisslightlyamentalprocesswhichfornine-tenthsofthepopulationisthenearesttheywillevergettothought.Theyhaveimmensesolidarity.Wehadbetterrespectthem,forweareoutnumberedandsurrounded.Acrowdofgrade-threethinkers,allshoutingthesamething,allwarmingtheirhandsatthefireoftheirownprejudices,willnotthankyouforpointingoutthecontradictionsintheirbeliefs.Manisagregariousanimal,andenjoysagreementascowswillgrazeallthesamewayonthesideofahill.
Grade-twothinkingisthedetectionofcontradictions.IreachedgradetwowhenItrappedthepoor,piouslady.Grade-twothinkersdonotstampedeeasily,thoughoftentheyfallintotheotherfaultandlagbehind.Grade-twothinkingisawithdrawal,witheyesandearsopen.Itbecamemyhobbyandbroughtsatisfactionandlonelinessineitherhand.Forgrade-twothinkingdestroyswithouthavingthepowertocreate.ItsetmewatchingthecrowdscheeringHisMajestytheKingandaskingmyselfwhatallthefusswasabout,withoutgivingmeanythingpositivetoputintheplaceofthatheadypatriotism.Buttherewerecompensations.Tohearpeoplejustifytheirhabitofhuntingfoxesandtearingthemtopiecesbyclaimingthatthefoxeslikeit.ToherourPrimeMinistertalkaboutthegreatbenefitweconferredonIndiabyjailingpeoplelikePanditNehruandGandhi.TohearAmericanpoliticianstalkaboutpeaceinonesentenceandrefusetojointheLeagueofNationsinthenext.Yes,thereweremomentsofdelight.
ButIwasgrowingtowardadolescenceandhadtoadmitthatMr.Houghtonwasnottheonlyonewithanirresistiblespringinhisneck.I,too,feltthecompulsivehandofnatureandbegantofindthatpointingoutcontradictioncouldbecostlyaswellasfun.TherewasRuth,forexample,aseriousandattractivegirl.Iwasanatheistatthetime.Grade-twothinkingisamenacetoreligionandknocksdownsectslikeskittles.Iputmyselfinapositiontobeconvertedbyherwithanhypocrisyworthyofgradethree.ShewasaMethodist-oratleast,herparentswere,andRuthhadtofollowsuit.But,alas,insteadofrelyingontheHolySpirittoconvertme,Ruthwasfoolishenoughtoopenherprettymouthinargument.SheclaimedthattheBible(KingJamesVersion)wasliterallyinspired.IcounteredbysayingthattheCatholicsbelievedintheliteralinspirationofSaintJerome'
sVulgate,andthetwobooksweredifferent.Argumentflagged.AtlastsheremarkedthattherewereanawfullotofMethodistsandtheycouldn'
tbewrong,couldthey-notallthosemillions?
Thatwastooeasy,saidIrestively(fortheneareryouweretoRuth,thenicershewastobenearto)sincethereweremoreRomanCatholicsthanMethodistsanyway;
andtheycouldn'
tbewrong,couldthey-notallthosehundredsofmillions?
Anawfulflickerofdoubtappearedinhereyes.Islidmyarmroundherwaistandmurmuredbreathlesslythatifwewerecountingheads,theBuddhistsweretheboysformymoney.ButRuthhasreallywantedtodomegood,becauseIwassonice.ThecombinationofmyarmandthosecountlessBuddhistswastoomuchforher.Thatnightherfathervisitedmyfatherandleft,red-cheekedandindignant.Iwasgiventhethirddegreetofindoutwhathadhappened.Itwasluckywewerebothofusonlyfourteen.IlostRuthandgainedanundeservedreputationasapotentiallibertine.
Sograde-twothinkingcouldbedangerous.Itwasinthisknowledge,attheageoffifteen,thatIremembermakingacommentfromtheheightsofgradetwo,onthelimitationsofgradethree.OneeveningIfoundmyselfaloneintheschoolhall,preparingitforaparty.Thedooroftheheadmaste
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