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There’s a lull in the war – and, subsequently, a lull in the Patient’s anxiety about it. Screwtape advises Wormwood on using this lapse to their advantage.

The zeal of the Patient’s initial conversion is gone; in its place is a more thoughtful humility. Wormwood’s job just got tougher.

The Patient makes a return to his faith, leaving Wormwood in the doghouse with Screwtape.