Richard was waiting at the corner of the road. He looked subdued and depressed. He said that there was not going to be an excursion (see previous session), because John Wilson had decided against it. He was very disappointed about this and was silent for some time after he sat down in the playroom. He looked at Mrs K. appealingly, said that he did not wish to hear any more unpleasant things and, glancing at his wrist, discovered that he had not brought his watch. He looked again at Mrs K. and said he liked her very much and liked her eyes. He said, after a pause, that the lobster was horrid; he had eaten a bit of it, but had spat it out; then he repeated that it was horrid. Suddenly he leaned his head for a moment on Mrs K.'s shoulder and said he liked her very much and she had a nice jacket on. He was clearly struggling very strongly against his depression.

Mrs K. pointed out that Richard felt very guilty about the attacks