3971. But she
was not able to avoid the lecture her sister wanted to give her. Clara wanted
to talk about her teacher’s favorite topic; Iconoclasm. Her teacher had
expounded a bizarre interpretation of the Second Commandment. He suggested that
it could be considered a sin to dress up in elaborate clothing and therefore make
a kind of “graven image” of yourself.
3972. “Certainly,”
she said, “The good Lord intended for us to wear clothes, especially in cold
weather, but all of the complicated things we create and lavish so much time
on, is simple making ourselves into little votive statues.”
3973. When
Harriet gave no reply she said, “Don’t you think so?” Then, when Harriet still
did not respond, she said, “Don’t you agree…with what Dr. Freen….with the idea
that…”
3974. Harriet’s
blood pressure gave her no easy method of escape and, despite her better
judgment she said, under her breath, and looking down at her now empty teacup,
“Your teacher, Dr. Freen, is just a little idiot.” As she said the word,
“Idiot,” Harriet exposed the uniformly small lower teeth that gave her the look
of an out of breath bulldog.
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