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Forgetting of Foreign Words &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you know about it? The blood of St. Januarius is preserved in a phial in a church in Naples, and on a certain holiday a miracle takes place causing it to liquefy. The people think a great deal of this miracle, and become very excited if the liquefying process is retarded, as happened once during the French occupation. The General in command—or Garibaldi, if I am not mistaken—then took the priest aside, and with a very significant gesture pointed out to him the soldiers arrayed without, and expressed his hope that the miracle would soon take place. And it actually took place. …&rdquo;

&ldquo;Well, what else comes to your mind? Why do you hesitate?&rdquo;

&ldquo;Something really occurred to me … but it is too intimate a matter to impart … besides, I see no connection and no necessity for telling it.&rdquo;

&ldquo;I will take care of the connection. Of course I cannot compel you to reveal what is disagreeable to you, but then you should not have demanded that I tell you why you forgot the word &lsquo;aliquis&rsquo;&rdquo;

&ldquo;Really? Do you think so? Well, I suddenly thought of a woman from whom I could easily get a message that would be very annoying to us both.&rdquo;

&ldquo;That she missed her courses?&rdquo;

&ldquo;How could you guess such a thing?&rdquo; 21