A Point about Pavolv

[ckaratnytsky at nypl.org]

     Don applies a Pavlovian cultural hierarchy:
     
     >And Pudovkin, in turn, was a big influence on Alfred Hithcock.

     Who, had *his* submaxillary gland, like poor Dog Vanya's, been incised 
     and sutured in place, with the saliva collecting in a funnel, could 
     have filled the Grand Canyon with drool upon the sight of a comely 
     blond, with her heels clicking tick, tick, tick like a metronome, 
     walking into the room...
     
     By the by, this makes me wonder about TRP's rather discomforting (for 
     me, anyway) descriptions of the poor dogs in these sections.  Is this 
     an accurate portrayal of the Pavlovian experimentations?  Did it get 
     any worse?  (Not really sure if I want to know, but...)
     
     Chris