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Some morsel from a hurried lunch of Avery's, the Professor reflected  poor Avery! Yes, there was much to be done. He spoke as much to himself as to the man who was now beside him. SOME MORSEL FROM A HURRIED LUNCH OF AVERIES THE PROFESSOR REFLECTED POOR AVERY YES THERE WAS MUCH TO BE DONE HE SPOKE AS MUCH TO HIMSELF AS TO THE MAN WHO WAS NOW BESIDE HIM
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. "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!" * * * * * In the silence a rat had appeared in the distant corner. The Professor nodded as he saw it. The animal stopped as the man's eyes came upon it; then sat squirrellike on one of the shelves as it ate a crumb of food. E 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 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 IN THE SILENCE A RAT HAD APPEARED IN THE DISTANT CORNER THE PROFESSOR NODDED AS HE SAW IT THE ANIMAL STOPPED AS THE MAN'S EYES CAME UPON IT THEN SAT SQUIDDLE LIKE ON ONE OF THE SHELVES AS HE ATE A CRUMB OF FOOD
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