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I am glad to be able to say that I have found little to change.

The progress in scientific knowledge has shown its influence on the Interpretation of Dreams.

For Freud cannot be mastered from the reading of a few pamphlets, or even one or two of his original works.

I have learned from my own dreams how largely the discovery of the origin of some of the dream elements depends on accident.

“You may not tell the best that you know to the youngsters.”

1. An intelligent and refined young lady, who, however, in conduct, belongs to the class we call reserved, to the “still waters,” relates the following dream:—

The fact, however, that dream formation is based on a process of condensation, stands indubitable. How, then, is this condensation brought about?

But how are we now to explain this characteristic peculiarity of the dream-work, or, to speak more modestly, how are we to bring it into relation with the psych