190 HOW THE HOUSE LEARNS 



If he does not wisli to pass along a place because 

 he was ill-treated there or took fright, or an acci- 

 dent occurred and he was hurt, he must be led to 

 that place, and if he will not go, may be allowed 

 to stand a little way behind and be kept standing 

 still while caressing him and leaving him free and 

 quiet. This must be continued for several days, 

 bringing him gradually closer to the place, and 

 on seeing that no harm is done him he will gra- 

 dually approach the place and pass it, and wiU 

 lose the fear of that place and the memory of the 

 fear. If it is a question of removing the habit of 

 a movement of revolt, he must be placed under 

 the same circumstances under which he has acqui- 

 red the habit of performing it, and prevented from 

 doing so, and this act of prevention must be repea- 

 ted every day until he gives up trying to perform 

 the movement, loses the memory of it and acqui- 

 res the habit of not performing it. 



If he was ill-treated for some action which he 

 performed and learnt to make movements of revolt 

 with the special purpose of personal attack, care 

 must be taken to hold him in such a way as not 



