Since we know that our theories are our eyes and ears, it follows that we are unable to take notice of anything without some preconceived notion, and so we are also unable to be surprised unless we know what to look for. Rudi Vermote is good enough to tell us that he carries with him an attitude offered by Bion, and he later refers frequently to Klein. Each of these bits of information helps us to see that patient somewhat as he sees her. Those of us who equip ourselves with other theoretical visions can therefore be either surprised or dismayed at what Vermote makes of his patient, and so we may struggle to capture the sense of his interventions. The well-known admonition of Bion to approach a patient without memory or desire is readily discounted, inasmuch as that very direction awakens a desire in us. We are never able to be free of what we expect to see and hear.