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Read & copy the quotation
“Perhaps he confused cause and effect; the excellent digestion may have been responsible for at least some of the philosophical serenity.”
- Source
- When William Came
- Date
- 1914
- Local voice
- Fictional narrator · Narrator
Meaning of “Perhaps he confused cause and effect; the excellent…”
The narrator humorously reverses a character’s explanation of his calm temperament, using causal inversion to puncture self-satisfied philosophy.
Where does it come from?
When William Came, represented by Project Gutenberg #14540 from the 1914 John Lane edition. This is the narrator’s satirical aside about Herr von Kwarl; the digestion comparison is literary humor, not medical or psychological advice.
Why the local voice matters
When William Came. The narrator makes the causal reversal while describing Herr von Kwarl; it is satirical narration rather than medical advice.