346 BLUSHING Chap. XIII. 



ing it towards the ground, or to one side. The eyes are 

 generally averted or are restless, for to look at the man 

 who causes us to feel shame or shyness, immediately 

 brings home in an intolerable manner the consciousness 

 that his gaze is directed on us. Through the principle 

 of associated habit, the same movements of the face and 

 eyes are practised, and can, indeed, hardly be avoided, 

 whenever we know or believe that others are blaming, 

 or too strongly praising, our moral conduct. 



