criminal psychology-第16章

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　to　deep　mistrust　with　regard　to　others；　and　only　the　man　suspicious　with　regard　to　others　is　insured；　at　least　a　little；　against　mistakes。　To　pass　from　mistrust　to　the　reception　of　something　good　is　not　difficult；　even　in　cases　where　the　mistrust　is　well…founded　and　the　presupposition　of　excellent　motives　among　our　fellows　is　strongly　fought。　Nevertheless；　when　something　actually　good　is　perceivable；　one　is　convinced　by　it　and　even　made　happy。　But　the　converse　is　not　true；　for　anybody　who　is　too　trusting　easily　presupposes　the　best　at　every　opportunity；　though　he　may　have　been　deceived　a　thousand　times　and　is　now　deceived　again。　How　it　happens　that　self…knowledge　leads　to　suspicion　of　others　we　had　better　not　investigate　too　closelyit　is　a　fact。

Every　man　is　characterized　by　the　way　he　behaves　in　regard　to　his　promises。　I　do　not　mean　keeping　or　breaking　a　promise；　because　nobody　doubts　that　the　honest　man　keeps　it　and　the　scoundrel　does　not。　I　mean　the　_*manner_　in　which　a　promise　is　kept　and　the　_*degree_　in　which　it　is　kept。　La　Roche…Foucauld＇1＇　says　significantly：　‘‘We　promise　according　to　our　hopes；　and　perform　according　to　our　fears。''　When　in　any　given　case　promising　and　hopes　and　performance　and　fears　are　compared；　important　considerations　arise；　especially　in　cases　of　complicity　in　crime。

When　it　is　at　all　possible；　and　in　most　cases　it　is；　one　ought　to　concern　oneself　with　a　man's　style；the　handwriting　of　his　soul。　What　this　consists　of　cannot　be　expressed　in　a　definite　way。　The　style　must　simply　be　studied　and　tested　with　regard　to　its　capacity　for　being　united　with　certain　presupposed　qualities。　Everybody　knows　that　education；　bringing…up；　and　intelligence　are　indubitably　expressed　in　style；　but　it　may　also　be　observed　that　style　clearly　expresses　softness　or　hardness　of　a　character；　kindness　or　cruelty；　determination　or　weakness；　integrity　or　carelessness；　and　hundreds　of　other　qualities。　Generally　the　purpose　of　studying　style　may　be　achieved　by　keeping　in　mind　some　definite　quality　presupposed　and　by　asking　oneself；　while　reading　the　manuscript　of　the　person　in　question；　whether　this　quality　fuses　with　the　manuscript's　form　and　with　the　individual　tendencies　and　relationships　that　occur　in　the

＇1＇　La　Roche…Foucauld：　Maximes　et　Refl