"A BIG MISTAKE"
Jacob Rosenbloom and Samuel Tannenbaum, two of the charter members of the New York Psychoanalytic Society, were sitting in armchairs by the fireplace, commenting on a recent academic essay entitled "Psychoanalysis of a sheep", when suddenly Donald, the concierge, burst into the small room visibly agitated. "What's wrong, Don? You'd think you just saw a ghost." "Almost!” he said pointing to the door that led to the lobby. An elegantly dressed man walked into the parlor, handling gracefully his pearl-handled cane. "Kirby!" Exclaimed the two men in unison, leaping to their feet, "We thought you were dead!" Before proceeding, it must be explained that George H. Kirby was another of the charter members of the Society, but no news of him had been heard since he was buried with all the honors in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn a week ago. "I don't suppose it’s occurred to you to resurrect, right?", Tannenbaum dared to say,...