It was a fascinating problem and he thought since he had come to The Castle there was no doubt that Idylla had brought a new interest into his life. Not only was he absolutely determined to find out the truth about her and why anyone would wish to murder her, but also everything about her seemed to stimulate his brain and make him think on subjects he had never studied before. The mind was one. How did the mind work as it did? Why was memory subject to physical injuries? Did nature really erase horrors from the mind to save it from itself? He considered various aspects of the subject as he ate an excellent luncheon. Then he left The Castle mounted on a fresh horse, not the one he had ridden that morning. He had made up his mind during the night when he was thinking about Idylla that h

