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"I am sorry," said the inventor abruptly; "I didn't mean ... but you will excuse me now; there is so much to be done  " But the thin figure of Professor Eddinger had crossed to the far table to examine the apparatus there. "Crude," he said beneath his breath, "crude  but efficient!" I AM SORRY SAID THE INVENTOR ABRUPTLY I DIDN'T MEAN BUT YOU WILL EXCUSE ME NOW THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE DONE BUT THE THIN FIGURE OF PROFESSOR EDINGER HAD CROSSED TO THE FAR TABLE TO EXAMINE THE APPARATUS THERE CRUDE HE SAID BENEATH HIS BREATH CRUDE BUT EFFICIENT
no new world," was the slow response. The young face was plainly perplexed. "Don't you believe?" he stammered. "After you have seen ... I thought you would have the vision, would help me emancipate the world, save it--" His voice failed. "Men have a way of crucifying their saviors," said the tired voice. The inventor was suddenly indignant. "You are blind," he said harshly; "it is too big for you. And I would have had you stand beside me in the great work.... I shall announce it alone.... There will be laboratories--enormous!--and factories. My invention will be perfected, simplified, compressed. A generator will be made--thousands of horsepower to do the work of a city, free thousands of men--made so small you can hold it in one hand." The sensitive face was proudly alight, proud and a trifle arrogant. The exaltation of his coming power was strong upon him. "Yes," said Professor Eddinger, "in one hand." And he raised his right arm that he might see where the end of a sleeve was empty.  SAID EVERY IT IT DAZZLES ME IT RINGS LIKE MUSIC IN MY EARS I SEE NO NEW WORLD WAS THE SLOW RESPONSE THE YOUNG FACE WAS PLAINLY PERPLEXED DON'T YOU BELIEVE HE STAMMERED AFTER YOU SEEN I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE THE VISION WOULD HELP ME EMANCIPATE THE WORLD SAVE IT HIS VOICE FAILED MEN HAVE A WAY OF CRUCIFYING THEIR SAVIOURS SAID THE TIRED VOICE THE INVENTOR WAS SUDDENLY INDIGNANT YOU ARE BLIND HE SAID HARSHLY IT IS TOO BIG FOR YOU AND I WOULD HAVE HAD YOU STAND BESIDE ME IN THE GREAT WORK I SHALL ANNOUNCE IT ALONE THERE WILL BE LABARATRIES ENORMOUS AND FACTORIES MY INVENTION WILL BE PERFECTED SIMPLIFIED COMPRESSED A GENERATOR WILL BE MADE THOUSANDS OF HORSE POWER TO DO THE WORK OF A CITY FREE THOUSANDS OF MEN MADE SO SMALL YOU CAN HOLD IT IN ONE HAND THE SENSITIVE FACE WAS PROUDLY ALIGHT PROUD AND A TRIFLE ARROGANT THE EXULTATION OF HIS COMING POWER WAS STRONG UPON HIM YES SAID PROFESSOR EDINGER IN ONE HAND AND HE RAISED HIS RIGHT ARM THAT HE MIGHT SEE WHERE THE END OF A SLEEVE WAS EMPTY
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