His hand was out, rubbing his thumb and forefinger together. "You owe me three-fifty."
I apologized as I paid him, but I could see that he didn't believe it.
I gave him five, told him to keep the change, and hurried out of his barbershop without looking back.
June 21 — I've added time sequences of increasing complexity to the three- dimensional maze, and Algernon learns them easily.
There is no need to motivate him with food or water. He appears to learn for the sake of solving the problem—success appears to be its own reward.
But, as Burt pointed out at the convention, his behavior is erratic.
Sometimes after, or even during a run, he will rage, throw himself against the walls of the maze,
or curl up and refuse to work at all. Frustration? Or something deeper?
5:30 P.M.—That crazy Fay came in through the fire escape this afternoon with a female white mouse—
about half Algernon's size—to keep him company, she said, on these lonely summer nights.
She quickly overcame all my objections and convinced me that it would do Algernon good to have companionship.
After I assured myself that little "Minnie" was of sound health and good moral character, I agreed.
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