...Pudd'nhead Wilson has a calendar entry on the psychology of the forbidden-. Adam was but human — that explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he only wanted it because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would...

...goes her way; in the second, the Twain persona illustrates the wisdom of Pudd'nhead Wilson's maxim, "Adam was but human — this explains it all. He did...the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent" (PWET, 6). The washerwoman is comic because she acts in an absentminded way, but she is also heroic...

...Religion 95 10. Receiving 108 11. Retreat 117 12. Revival 128 A Brief Concluding Musing 138 Preface Adam was but human — this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple 's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. — Mark Twain The deep moans round with...

...follows: Fred L. Fickhart, JH Beal, GB Kauffman, JC Otis, LC Hopp, JL Herpich, JM McCann. Forbidden Fruit. "Adam was but human— this explains it all. He did...the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent." — Mark Twain. A Hasty Diagnosis. Physician — From a hasty examination, I am of the opinion that...

...looks to the OTHERS who are enjoying the apples.) Adam was human . . . this explains it all. He didn't want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it...the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent. (Suddenly the lights begin to flicker insanely, darkening the stage, and, if possible, the sound of...