Chapter 27
Cardenio's Story Ends at "I Will"
OF HOW THE CURATE AND THE BARBER PROCEEDED WITH THEIR SCHEME; TOGETHER WITH OTHER MATTERS WORTHY OF RECORD IN THIS GREAT HISTORY The curate’s plan did not seem a bad one to the barber, but on the contrary so good that they immediately set about putting it in execution. They begged a petticoat and hood of the landlady, leaving her in pledge a new cassock of the curate’s; and the barber made a beard out of a grey-brown or red ox-tail in which the landlord used to stick his comb. The landlady asked them what they wanted these things for,…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Name the Finishing the Story That Got Cut Off Move
Re-read the chapter summary and write down where finishing the story that got cut off first appears, who pays for it, and who benefits from keeping it going. Then write one sentence you could say to interrupt the pattern without shaming the person caught in it.
Consider:
- •Separate the person's worth from the pattern's cost
- •Notice who has power to stop or fuel the scene
- •Ask what truth would require someone to give up
Journaling Prompt
Write about a time when you saw finishing the story that got cut off in your own life. What finally made the pattern impossible to ignore?
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