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"Understand that the tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes – never! A sudden question is put to you, you don’t even flinch, in one second you get hold of yourself and know what you must say to conceal the truth, [...] but – alas – the truth which the question stirs up from the bottom of your soul leaps momentarily into your eyes, and it’s all over!"

"These good people haven't any learning and have confused everything I told them. Generally, I'm beginning to be afraid that this confusion may go on for a very long time."