He shook his head solemnly. “Vell, zis

could be serious,” he began. “Or it could

not be. Zis is up to you!”

I scratched my head. “Well, is the cure

going to take long?” I asked.

The doctor jotted down some notes on a

pad. “Vell, it could be long,” he said. “Or it

could not be long. Zis is up to you!”

Now I was confused. If everything was up

to me, what was I paying the most famous

psychoanalyst in New Mouse City to do?

“Will this treatment be expensive?” I asked.

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