"One might well draw the conclusion, that a man prone to pacing is a man who will act judiciously -- given the unusual amount of time he has allocated to the consideration of causes and consequences, of ramifications and repercussions. But it had been the Count's experience that men prone to pace are always on the verge of acting impulsively. For while the men who pace are being whipped along be logic, it is a multifaceted sort of logic, which brings them no closer to a clear understanding, or even a state of conviction."