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from. Just means ee had no meanness in ’im.”
    This explanation satisfied Étienne, so Terry continued:
    â€œAn’ ee was called Pascal ‘cause ee’s born on Easter.”
    â€œWot’s Easter, Dad?”
    With this, Étienne’s third question, Terry decided the story would be a short one.
    â€œEaster’s de weekend when Jesus was resurrected. You know, we all goes down to Grande-Digue an’ eats Easter eggs an’ Easter bunnies.”
    â€œHow come den it’s not a story ’bout Pascal de rabbit?”
    Ã‰tienne had used the expression How come in English, which made Terry wince. Carmen often blamed him for the children’s use of Chiac.
    â€œOn account of dis was a lamb and ’is name was Pascal.”
    â€œOK, Dad, go on den.”
    Terry prayed for inspiration.
    â€œPascal the lamb was down on ’is four knees an’ bleatin’ like lambs do, when ee hears a voice tellin’ ’im to get up. Well, ee gets up, ’cause don’t ferget, ee’s innocent . . .”
    . . .
    â€œAn’ de voice says not to get all anxious if de earth starts atremblin’ an’ shakin’, on account of it’s just Jesus pushin’ on dat rock in front of his tomb, so’s ee can resurrect.”
    . . .
    â€œSo Pascal de lamb doesn’t worry one bit, ee just leans down an’ takes anudder moutful o’ grass.”
    Terry paused a moment to pray again for inspiration.
    â€œWell right den, de eart’ starts atremblin’. . . an’ shakin. . . an’ tremblin’ some more . . . an’ Pascal de lamb, well ee jus’ keeps on chompin’ on dat grass, not scared one bit.”
    . . .
    â€œAn’ does you know why?”
    Was Étienne already asleep? Terry did not dare hope.
    â€œWell, it’s on account of ee was innocent. An’ God protects de innocent, so dey say.”
    Terry decided to believe Étienne had truly fallen asleep, especially since the story had reached a good place to end. He got up slowly, turned off Babar on the dresser and moved toward the door.
    â€œDad?”
    Terry swallowed his discouragement:
    â€œYah?”
    â€œDoes dat mean God protects Chico?”
    That took Terry’s breath away.
    â€œYah, dat’s exactly wot it means.”
    . . .
    â€œG’night, son.”
    â€œG’night, Dad.”
    136.37.9
    Animal Tales
    The temptation, or rather the necessity to enlarge the role of accents: for example, the acute accent on the e of English verbs ending in er — bãnkér , clãmpér , dr Ä© vér , flÅ©nkér , lẽakér , mãnagér – to indicate that these are English words the suffixes of which are pronounced as in French. In this way we make decisions, establish new rules, rethink our mistakes.
    137.35.3
    The Detail within the Detail
    â€œAre ya scared to put yer finger in yer own bellybutton, den?”
    â€œI wouldn’t say I’s scared. I jus’ don’t care fer it. Tickles me in a way I don’t like.”
    The object of facile judgments, of cartoons depicting him with a menacing look, accused of being a sexual pervert, Freud was well aware that psychoanalysis was inflicting a third narcissistic wound on humanity, the first having been dealt by Copernicus, who denied human beings their place at the centre of the universe, and the second by Darwin, who established a direct relation between the human and the monkey. Freud, for his part, like a seismic tremor, had shaken the very foundations of reason.
    138.137.9
    Fears
    â€œI’ll be goin’ downstairs an’ do a bit o’ work, catch up on some book orders, if you doesn’t mind . . .”
    Terry had said Je vas for “I’ll go.” Carmen corrected him.
    139.39.3
    Freud Circuitously
    â€œ Je vais .”
    . . .
    â€œNo, I don’ mind. I won’t be late to bed, that’s for sure.”
    How long would it take