ABSTRACT

Thischapterlightsafevillealampandwandersoffintothelongprevious nightlookingfortheoriginsofagriculture,butalwaysheedfulofGeorge Orwell'sreservation...'Ifonewereobligedtowriteahistoryoftheworld, woulditbebettertorecordthetruefactsasfarasonecoulddiscover them,orbettersimplytomakethewholethingup?'(Essaysiv).Tobe convincingitmustfindWitnesses.'But,'protestsJeanRacine,'Witnesses areexpensiveandnoteveryonecanaffordthem.'Sopourmeadrinkand I'lltellyousomelies.