To be fair, some of my forgetfulness was commendable. You will have noticed that there are people whose religion consists in forgiving all offences against them, and who do indeed forgive, but never forget. I was not up to forgiving offences, but I did eventually forget all of them – and a person who thought that I hated him would be amazed to see me greet him with a broad smile. Depending on his character, he would then either admire my generous soul or despise my faint-heartedness, never imagining that the reason was simpler: I had forgotten even as much as his name. So the same handicap
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