Мидлмарч

Chapter 15

           Butresultswhichdependonhumanconscienceandintelligenceworkslowly,andnowattheendof1829,mostmedicalpracticewasstillstruttingorshamblingalongtheoldpaths,andtherewasstillscientificworktobedonewhichmighthaveseemedtobeadirectsequenceofBichat’s.Thisgreatseerdidnotgobeyondtheconsiderationofthetissuesasultimatefactsinthelivingorganism,markingthelimitofanatomicalanalysis;butitwasopentoanothermindtosay,havenotthesestructuressomecommonbasisfromwhichtheyhaveallstarted,asyoursarsnet,gauze,net,satin,andvelvetfromtherawcocoon?Herewouldbeanotherlight,asofoxy-hydrogen,showingtheverygrainofthings,andrevisingailformerexplanations.OfthissequencetoBichat’swork,alreadyvibratingalongmanycurrentsoftheEuropeanmind,Lydgatewasenamoured;helongedtodemonstratethemoreintimaterelationsoflivingstructure,andhelptodefinemen’sthoughtmoreaccuratelyafterthetrueorder.Theworkhadnotyetbeendone,butonlypreparedforthosewhoknewhowtousethepreparation.Whatwastheprimitivetissue?InthatwayLydgateputthequestionnotquiteinthewayrequiredbytheawaitinganswer;butsuchmissingoftherightwordbefallsmanyseekers.Andhecountedonquietintervalstobewatchfullyseized,fortakingupthethreadsofinvestigationonmanyhintstobewonfromdiligentapplication,notonlyofthescalpel,butofthemicroscope,whichresearchhadbeguntouseagainwithnewenthusiasmofreliance.

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