Surprise and the Psycho-Analyst

On the Conjecture and Comprehension of Unconscious Processes

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

If my surmise is right, a dispute about a " chance " word was carried on so angrily
on this occasion because a concealed reference to herself became involved in
the discussion of a linguistic question. That only occurred when the gentleman ...