"The Savage," wrote Bernard, "refuses to take soma, and seems much distressed because of the woman Linda, his m-, remains permanently on holiday. It is worthy of note that, in spite of his m-'s senility and the extreme repulsiveness of her appearance, the Savage frequently goes to see her and appears to be much attached to her-an interesting example of the way in which early conditioning can be made to modify and even run counter to natural impulses (in this case, the impulse to recoil from an unpleasant object)."