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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s
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found that my Mother who had been away visiting had not yet returned. That under the circumstances with her away, I couldn't undertake the strenuous trip. That I had called the Clinic but Dr Rivers was still ill and again away from his office That I was all packed and intended to move to the village until i could get matters straightened out. The adroit persuasion in the face of all this, however, was perhaps easily enough accomplished for my resistence is rather low at that time of day. Doing nothing - at least not packing around - is by far the most agreeable thing I can do. Not knowing how to dispose of me otherwise until farther consultation I was not permitted to leave. It was nevertheless convincingly made to appear that I was staying because I wanted to. The interview demonstrating beautiful power of persuasion concluded with Dr. Shepherd's notable remark, "Dr Snell will see you in the morning," and added as an appeasing afterthought, "Your dismissal slip is on the spike in the office If you still so desire, you may have it back." I wonder what would have happened had I called his bluff but I was too worn out to find out as I ordinarily would have done. The parting thrust, "Do you want your money back, too?" was flung back as they three fled out of the door, a task well done. It was too late for the proper response. "Surely! That is exactly what I want and am waiting for." Only after their departure and with them all hope having vanished only then did my shoes come off and were thrown out of bed. It was obvious that I wasn't supposed to have but I had helped to defeat my own purposes. I stayed-
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found that my Mother who had been away visiting had not yet returned. That under the circumstances with her away, I couldn't undertake the strenuous trip. That I had called the Clinic but Dr Rivers was still ill and again away from his office That I was all packed and intended to move to the village until i could get matters straightened out. The adroit persuasion in the face of all this, however, was perhaps easily enough accomplished for my resistence is rather low at that time of day. Doing nothing - at least not packing around - is by far the most agreeable thing I can do. Not knowing how to dispose of me otherwise until farther consultation I was not permitted to leave. It was nevertheless convincingly made to appear that I was staying because I wanted to. The interview demonstrating beautiful power of persuasion concluded with Dr. Shepherd's notable remark, "Dr Snell will see you in the morning," and added as an appeasing afterthought, "Your dismissal slip is on the spike in the office If you still so desire, you may have it back." I wonder what would have happened had I called his bluff but I was too worn out to find out as I ordinarily would have done. The parting thrust, "Do you want your money back, too?" was flung back as they three fled out of the door, a task well done. It was too late for the proper response. "Surely! That is exactly what I want and am waiting for." Only after their departure and with them all hope having vanished only then did my shoes come off and were thrown out of bed. It was obvious that I wasn't supposed to have but I had helped to defeat my own purposes. I stayed-
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