Алая чума

Chapter 2

           “Iknow,Iknow,Iamafilthyoldman,buttimeshavechanged. Nobodywashesthesedays,therearenoconveniences. ItissixtyyearssinceIhaveseenapieceofsoap. 

           “Youdonotknowwhatsoapis,andIshallnottellyou,forIamtellingthestoryoftheScarletDeath. Youknowwhatsicknessis. Wecalleditadisease. Verymanyofthediseasescamefromwhatwecalledgerms. Rememberthatwordgerms. Agermisaverysmallthing. Itislikeawoodtick,suchasyoufindonthedogsinthespringoftheyearwhentheyrunintheforest. Onlythegermisverysmall. Itissosmallthatyoucannotseeit 

           Hoo-Hoobegantolaugh. 

           “You’reaqueerun,Granser,talkingaboutthingsyoucan’tsee. Ifyoucan’tsee’em,howdoyouknowtheyare? That’swhatIwanttoknow. Howdoyouknowanythingyoucan’tsee?” 

           “Agoodquestion,averygoodquestion,Hoo-Hoo. Butwedidseesomeofthem. Wehadwhatwecalledmicroscopesandultramicroscopes,andweputthemtooureyesandlookedthroughthem,sothatwesawthingslargerthantheyreallywere,andmanythingswecouldnotseewithoutthemicroscopesatall. Ourbestultramicroscopescouldmakeagermlookfortythousandtimeslarger. Amussel-shellisathousandfingerslikeEdwin’s. Takefortymussel-shells,andbyasmanytimeslargerwasthegermwhenwelookedatitthroughamicroscope. Andafterthat,wehadotherways,byusingwhatwecalledmovingpictures,ofmakingtheforty-thousand-timesgermmany,manythousandtimeslargerstill. 

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