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The child decided to fly The child decided to fly withwith her father; in her father; in reality she fled reality she fled toto her father because her father because she was afraid of the man who was she was afraid of the man who was pursuing her; she summoned up an pursuing her; she summoned up an infantile affection for her father so that infantile affection for her father so that it might protect her against her present it might protect her against her present affection for a stranger.affection for a stranger.

Her father was himself partly responsible for her Her father was himself partly responsible for her present danger, for he had once handed him present danger, for he had once handed him over to this strange man in the interest of his over to this strange man in the interest of his own love-affair.own love-affair.

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And how much better it had been when that And how much better it had been when that same father of hers had loved no-one more same father of hers had loved no-one more than her, and had exerted all his strength to than her, and had exerted all his strength to save her from the dangers that had threatened save her from the dangers that had threatened her!her!

The infantile, and now unconscious, wish The infantile, and now unconscious, wish to put her father in the strange man’s to put her father in the strange man’s place had the potency necessary for the place had the potency necessary for the formation of the dream.formation of the dream.

Dora’s Second DreamDora’s Second Dream

I was walking about in a town I did not know. I saw I was walking about in a town I did not know. I saw streets and stairs which were strange to me.streets and stairs which were strange to me.

Then I came into a house where I lived, went to my Then I came into a house where I lived, went to my room,room,

and found a letter from Mother lying there. She and found a letter from Mother lying there. She wrote saying that as I had left without my parents’ wrote saying that as I had left without my parents’ knowledgeknowledge

she had not wished to write to me to say that Father she had not wished to write to me to say that Father was ill.was ill.

““Now he is dead,Now he is dead,

and if you like [?] you can come.”and if you like [?] you can come.”

Dora’s Second DreamDora’s Second Dream

I then went to the station (“Bahnhof”) I then went to the station (“Bahnhof”)

and asked about a hundred times: “Where is the and asked about a hundred times: “Where is the station?”station?”

I always got the answer: “Five minutes.”I always got the answer: “Five minutes.”

I then saw a thick wood before me which I went into,I then saw a thick wood before me which I went into,

and there I asked a man whom I met. He said to me: and there I asked a man whom I met. He said to me: “Two and a half hours more.”“Two and a half hours more.”

Dora’s Second DreamDora’s Second Dream

He offered to accompany me. But I refused and went He offered to accompany me. But I refused and went alone.alone.

I saw the station in front of me and could not reach I saw the station in front of me and could not reach it. At the same time I had the usual feeling of it. At the same time I had the usual feeling of anxiety that one has in dreams when one cannot anxiety that one has in dreams when one cannot move forward.move forward.

Then I was at home. Then I was at home.

I must have been traveling in the I must have been traveling in the meantime, but I know nothing about meantime, but I know nothing about that. that.

I walked into the porter's lodge, and I walked into the porter's lodge, and inquired for our flat. inquired for our flat.

The maidservant opened the door to me The maidservant opened the door to me and replied that Mother and the others and replied that Mother and the others were already at the cemetery.were already at the cemetery.

Then I was at home. I must have been Then I was at home. I must have been traveling in the meantime, but I know traveling in the meantime, but I know nothing about that. I walked into the nothing about that. I walked into the porter's lodge, and inquired for our flat. porter's lodge, and inquired for our flat.

I saw myself particularly distinctly going I saw myself particularly distinctly going up the stairs.up the stairs.

I went calmly to my room, and began I went calmly to my room, and began reading a big book that lay on my reading a big book that lay on my writing-table.writing-table.

The maidservant opened the door to me The maidservant opened the door to me and replied that Mother and the others and replied that Mother and the others were already at the cemetery.were already at the cemetery.

Dora at L ____Dora at L ____

• “ “a day or two” before the scene by the a day or two” before the scene by the lake: the governess makes her revelation lake: the governess makes her revelation to Dorato Dora

• scene by the lake: Herr K. says “you scene by the lake: Herr K. says “you know I get nothing out of my wife…”; know I get nothing out of my wife…”; Dora slaps him, runs offDora slaps him, runs off

• but still stays at L__, with the K’s, for 4 or but still stays at L__, with the K’s, for 4 or 5 more days5 more days

• nine months later: attack of appendicitisnine months later: attack of appendicitis