Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden.

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." The Century Magazine, Nov. 1893-Oct. 1894.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." Pudd'nHead Wilson and Other Tales, edited by R.D. Gooder. Oxford University Press, 2009.