On Telling the Truth by Harold Nicolson from Small Talk

[Anon Oby]

One is generally aware, also, when one has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid into its place another thought which is convenient.

This sentence is from the article mentioned in the title, and what confuses me is the italicized in the quoted-- what does 'its place' refer to? And into which did this guy slide, 'its place' or another convenient thought?​

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[teechar]

This sentence is from the article mentioned in the title.

Please don't use bold text unnecessarily.

and What confuses me is the italicized part in the quote. d-- What does 'its place' refer to?

Look back in the sentence. What nouns do you see before "its"?

And into which did this guy slide, 'its place' or another convenient thought?

No. You're reading that wrong.

"... when one has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid into its place another thought which is convenient."


means:

"... when a person has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid/put [another thought which is convenient] into the place of the inconvenient thought".