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Chapter 18

           "Well—some‘transmigrated’soulsareloathsomeobjectstolookat;"—hedeclaredimperturbably—"Whentheyaredeprivedoftheirrespectabletwo-leggedfleshlycovering,itisextraordinarywhatachangetheinexorablelawofNaturemakesinthem!"

           "Whatnonsenseyoutalk,Lucio!"Isaidimpatiently—"Howcanyouknowanythingaboutit!"

           Asuddenshadowpassedoverhisface,givingitastrangepallorandimpenetrability.

           "Haveyouforgotten"—hesaidindeliberatelymeasuredaccents—"thatyourfriendJohnCarrington,whenhewrotethatletterofintroductionIbroughtfromhimtoyou,toldyouinit,thatinallmattersscientificIwasan‘absolutemaster?’Inthese‘mattersscientific’youhavenottestedmyskill—yetyouask—‘howcanIknow?’IanswerthatIdoknow—manythingsofwhichyouareignorant.Donotpresumetoomuchonyourownintellectualcapabilitymyfriend—lestIproveitnaught!—lestIdemonstratetoyou,beyondallpossibilityofconsolingdoubt,thattheshredsandstrippingsofthatchangeyoucalldeath,areonlysomanyembryosofnewlifewhichyoumustlive,whetheryouwillorno!"

           Somewhatabashedbyhiswordsandstillmorebyhismanner,Isaid—

           "Pardonme!—Ispokeinhasteofcourse—butyouknowmytheories—"

           "Mostthoroughly!"andhelaughed,withanimmediateresumptionofhisoldmanner—"‘Everymanhisowntheory’isthefashionablemottoofthehour.

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