Seventy-Second Session

Richard said, before entering the playroom, that he had mentioned to his mother before she saw Mrs K. what Mrs K. had said about his future schooling and that she was not in favour of a large school. Richard reported that after the interview his mother had told him that they had also discussed the continuation of his analysis; she thought that at some time it would be continued, and if not sooner, she might go with him to London after the war was over. Obviously Richard had mentioned Mrs K.'s views because he distrusted both her and his mother and also wanted to make quite sure that there would be no difference of opinion between them. Furthermore, he also wanted to let his mother know that he had discussed the matter beforehand with the analyst.… In the playroom he took the toys out at once. He put a sitting figure on a chair. Then he got out the swing and was pleased to find that Mrs K. had stuck back the tiny figure which had come off the swing on the previous day, and which Richard had put into the ‘hospital’ box together with the other damaged figure; he had said that this little child was cut in half (actually the figure consisted only of an upper half which was stuck on to the swing). He moved the swing, saying that the little girl enjoyed herself, but soon asked Mrs K. to put it on the other side of the table. There he also placed the ‘hospital’ box, the toy-bag, the handbag, and the clock, to be part of the scene he was preparing, leaving again only enough space for the trains to go round. At the end of the table nearest to himself he arranged the station, consisting of two houses placed so that the trains could just go between them. In the station, or rather by the side of each house, in groups facing each other were the smaller figures which always represented the children. Richard said that they were standing there because children like to watch trains. The little boy nearest to the station house was the small figure of whi