I don't believe your theory that "readers never notice that sort of thing." I'm sure I should.

“When they told him this, Ransom at last understood why mythology was what it wa…”

“Isn't it absolutely essential to keep a fierce Left and fierce Right, both on t…”

“The sense that in this universe we are treated as strangers, the longing to be …”

“I haven't any language weak enough to depict the weakness of my spiritual life.…”