4043. The blind
man’s instructors neglected to explain to him how he was to determine when his
various actions were to be employed, and they were content to have him practice his
part on Otis’ play as an audience member, regardless of the appropriateness of
what he did.
4044. They were
sure that in time the blind deaf man would somehow figure out when he was to do
the various things he had been taught to do.
4045. So the
play began, and the actors had learned their parts perfectly; every
nuance and every inflection was delivered with precision, and the one audience
member had also learned his part, and did his actions with enthusiasm, but it
was all a dream, a dream taking place in the head of Otis the wolf.
4046. At first
everything went according to plan, but by accident. The blind man shouted ‘bravo,’
after great speeches, and even turned his head aside and shed a tear when a
young girl was deserted by her friends and family after a false accusation, but
it was all a lucky accident. Soon he was standing up and calling for an encore
when the first act had not yet been completed, and then he proceeded to throw
tomatoes at a most inappropriate time in the action.
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