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Chapter 27

           Ruthwasappalled. ShehadsattwolecturecoursesunderProfessorCaldwellandlookeduptohimasthelivingrepositoryofallknowledge. 

           "Iscarcelyfollowyou,"hesaiddubiously. 

           Martinwasnotsosurebutwhathehadfollowedhim. 

           "ThenI’lltrytoexplain,"hesaid. "IrememberreadinginEgyptianhistorysomethingtotheeffectthatunderstandingcouldnotbehadofEgyptianartwithoutfirststudyingthelandquestion." 

           "Quiteright,"theprofessornodded. 

           "Anditseemstome,"Martincontinued,"thatknowledgeofthelandquestion,inturn,ofallquestions,forthatmatter,cannotbehadwithoutpreviousknowledgeofthestuffandtheconstitutionoflife. Howcanweunderstandlawsandinstitutions,religionsandcustoms,withoutunderstanding,notmerelythenatureofthecreaturesthatmadethem,butthenatureofthestuffoutofwhichthecreaturesaremade? IsliteraturelesshumanthanthearchitectureandsculptureofEgypt? Isthereonethingintheknownuniversethatisnotsubjecttothelawofevolution? Oh,Iknowthereisanelaborateevolutionofthevariousartslaiddown,butitseemstometobetoomechanical. Thehumanhimselfisleftout. 

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