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sThinker,animageofpurethought.

1.1hadbetterexplainthatIwasafrequentvisitortotheheadmaster'

sstudy,becauseofthelatestthingIhaddoneorleftundone.Aswenowsay,Iwasnotintegrated.Iwas,ifanything,disintegrated.WheneverIfoundmyselfinapenalpositionbeforetheheadmaster'

sdeskIwouldsinkmyhead,andwritheoneshoeovertheother

5.Theheadmasterwouldlookatmeandsay,

6."

Whatarewegoingtodowithyou?

"

7.Well,whatweretheygoingtodowithme?

Iwouldwrithemyshoesomemoreandstaredownatthewornrug.

8.Lookup,boy!

Can'

tyoulookup?

9.ThenIwouldlookupatthecupboard,wherethenakedladywasfrozeninherpanicandthemusculargentlemancontemplatedthehindquarters（后腿及臀

部）oftheleopardinendlessgloom.Ihadnothingtosaytotheheadmaster.Hisspectaclescaughtthelightsothatyoucouldseenothingbehindthem.Therewasnopossibilityofcommunication.

10."

Don'

tyoueverthinkatall?

11.No,Ididn'

tthink,wasn'

tthinking,couldn'

tthink

—Iwassimplywaitinginanguishfortheinterviewtostop.

12."

Thenyou'

dbetterlearn---hadn'

tyou?

13.Ononeoccasiontheheadmasterleapedtohisfeet,reachedupandputRodin'

smasterpieceonthedesk

beforeme.

14."

That'

swhatamanlookslikewhenhe'

sreallythinking."

15.Clearlytherewassomethingmissinginme.Naturehadendowedtherestofthehumanracewithasixthsenseandleftmeout.Butlikesomeoneborndeaf,butbitterlydeterminedtofindoutaboutsound,Ibegantowatchmyteacherstofindoutaboutthought.

16.TherewasMr.Houghton.Hewasalwaystellingmetothink.Withamodestsatisfaction,hewouldtellmethathehadthoughtabithimself.Thenwhydidhespendmuchtimedrinking?

Orwastheremoresenseindrinkingthanthereappearedtobe?

Butifnot,andifdrinkingwereinfactruinoustohealth—andMr.Houghtonwasruined,therewasnodoubtaboutthat—whywashealwaystalkingaboutthecleanlifeandthevirtuesoffreshair?

17.Sometimes,exaltedbyhisownoratory,hewouldleapfromhisdeskandhustleusoutsideintoahideouswind.

18."

Now,boys!

Deepbreaths!

Feelitrightdowninsideyou—hugedraughtsofGod'

sgoodair!

”

19.Hewouldstandbeforeus,puthishandsonhiswaistandtakeatremendousbreath.Youcouldhearthewind,trappedinhischestandstrugglingwithalltheunnaturalimpediments.Hisbodywouldreelwithshockandhisfacegowhiteattheunaccustomedvisitation.Hewouldstaggerbacktohisdeskandcollapsethere,uselessfortherestofthemorning.

20.Mr.Houghtonwasgiventohigh-mindedmonologuesaboutthegoodlife,sexlessandfullofduty.Yetinthemiddleofthesemonologues,ifagirlpassedthewindow,hisneckwouldturnofitselfandhewouldwatchheroutofsight.Inthisinstance,heseemedtomerulednotbythoughtbutbyaninvisibleandirresistiblespringinhisneck.

21.Hisneckwasanobjectofgreatinteresttome.

Normallyitbulgedabitoverhiscollar.ButMr.HoughtonhadfoughtintheFirstWorldWaralongsideAmericansandFrench,andhadcometoasettleddetestationofbothcountries.Ifeitherhappenedtobeprominentincurrentaffairs,noargumentcouldmakeMr.Houghtonthinkwellofit.Hewouldbangthedesk,hisneckwouldbulgestillfurtherandgored."

Youcansaywhatyoulike,"

hewouldcry,"

butI'

vethoughtaboutthis—andIknowwhatIthink!

"

22.Mr.Houghtonthoughtwithhisneck.

23.Thiswasmyintroductiontothenatureofwhatiscommonlycalledthought.ThroughhimIdiscoveredthatthoughtisoftenfullofunconsciousprejudice,ignoranceandhypocrisy.Itwilllectureondisinterestedpuritywhileitsneckisbeingremorselesslytwistedtowardaskirt.Technically,itisaboutasproficientasmostbusinessmen'

sgolf,ashonestasmostpoliticians'

intentions,orascoherentasmostbooksthatgetwritten.ItiswhatI

cametocallgrade-threethinking,thoughmoreproperly,itisfeeling,ratherthanthought.

24.True,oftenthereisakindofinnocenceinprejudice,butinthosedaysIviewedgrade-threethinkingwithcontemptandmockery.IdelightedtoconfrontapiousladywhohatedtheGermanswiththepropositionthatweshouldloveourenemies.Shetaughtmeagreattruthindealingwithgrade-threethinkers;

becauseofher,Inolongerdismisslightlyamentalprocesswhichforninetenthsofthepopulationisthenearesttheywillevergettothought.Theyhaveimmensesolidarity.Wehadbetterrespectthem,forweareoutnumberedandsurrounded.Acrowdofgrade-threethinkers,allshoutingthesamething,allwarmingtheirhandsatthefireoftheirownprejudices,willnotthankyouforpointingoutthecontradictionsintheirbeliefs.Manenjoysagreementascowswillgrazeallthesamewayon

thesideofahill.

25.Grade-twothinkingisthedetectionofcontradictions.Grade-twothinkersdonotstampedeeasily,thoughoftentheyfallintootherfaultandlagbehind.Grade-twothinkingisawithdrawal,witheyesandearsopen.Itdestroyswithouthavingthepowertocreat.ItsetmewatchingthecrowdscheeringHisMajestytheKingandaskingmyselfwhatallthefusswasabout,withoutgivingmeanythingpositivetoputintheplaceofthatheadypatriotism.Buttherewerecompensations.Tohearpeoplejustifytheirhabitofhuntingfoxesbyclaimingthatthefoxeslikedit.TohearourPrimeMinistertalkaboutthegreatbenefitweconferredonIndiabyjailingpeoplelikeNehruandGandhi.TohearAmericanpoliticianstalkaboutpeaceandrefusetojointheLeagueofNations.Yes,thereweremomentsofdelight.

26.ButIwasgrowingtowardadolescenceandhadtoadmitthatMr.Houghtonwasnottheonlyonewithanirresistiblespringinhisneck.I,too,feltthecompulsivehandofnatureandbegantofindthatpointingoutcontradictioncouldbecostlyaswellasfun.TherewasRuth,forexample,aseriousandattractivegirl.Iwasanatheistatthetime.AndshewasaMethodist.But,alas,insteadofrelyingontheHolySpirittoconvertme,Ruthwasfoolishenoughtoopenherprettymouthinargument.SheclaimedthattheBiblewasliterallyinspired.IcounteredbysayingthattheCatholicsbelievedintheliteralinspirationofSaintJerome'

sVulgate,andthetwobooksweredifferent.Argumentflagged.

27.AtlastsheremarkedthattherewereanawfullotofMethodist,andtheycouldn’btewrong,couldthey—notallthosemillions?

Thatwastooeasy,saidIrestively（fortheneareryouweretoRuth,

thenicershewastobenearto）sincethereweremoreRomanCatholicsthanMethodistsanyway;

andtheycouldn'

tbewrong,couldthey---notallthosehundredsofmillions?

Anawfulflickerofdoubtappearedinhereye（s她眼中扑闪着疑虑）.

Islidmyarmaroundherwaistandmurmuredthatifwewerecountingheads,theBuddhistsweretheboysformymoney.Shefled.ThecombinationofmyarmandthosecountlessBuddhistswastoomuchforher.

28.Thatnightherfathervisitedmyfatherandleft,red-cheekedandindignant.Iwasgiventhethirddegreetofindoutwhathadhappened.IlostRuthandgainedanundeservedreputationasapotentiallibertine.

29.Grade-twothinking,thoughitfilledlifewithfunandexcitement,didnotmakeforcontent.Tofindoutthedeficienciesofourelderssatisfiestheyoungegobutdoesnotmakeforpersonalsecurity.

Ittooktheswimmersomedistancefromtheshoreandlefthimthere,outofhisdepth

.Atypicalgrade-twothinkerwillsay,"

Whatistruth?

Thereisstillahighergradeofthoughtwhichsays,"

andsetsouttofindit.

30.Butthesegrade-onethinkerswerefewandfarbetween.Theydidnotvisitmygrammarschoolinthefleshthoughtheywerethereinbooks.Iaspiredtothem,becauseInowsawmyhobbyasanunsatisfactorythingifitwentnofurther.Ifyousetouttoclimbamountain,howeverhighyouclimb,youhavefailedifyoucannotreachthetop.

31.IthereforedecidedthatIwouldbeagrade-onethinker.Iwasirreverentatthebestoftimes.Politicalandreligioussystems,socialcustoms,loyaltiesandtraditions,theyallcametumblingdownlikesomanyrottenapplesoffatree.Icameupintheendwithwhatmustalwaysremainthejustificationforgrade-onethinking.Idevisedacoherentsystemforliving.Itwasamoralsystemswhichwaswhollylogical.Ofcourse,asIreadi1yadimitted,conversionoftheworldtomywayofthinkingmightbedifficult,sincemysystemdidawaywithanumberoftrifles,suchasbigbusiness,centralizedgovernment,armies,marriage⋯.

32.ItwasRuthall