Острів доктора Моро
Doctor Moreau Explains.
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"But,"saidI,"thesethings—theseanimalstalk!"
Hesaidthatwasso,andproceededtopointoutthatthepossibilityofvivisectiondoesnotstopatamerephysicalmetamorphosis.Apigmaybeeducated.Thementalstructureisevenlessdeterminatethanthebodily.Inourgrowingscienceofhypnotismwefindthepromiseofapossibilityofsupersedingoldinherentinstinctsbynewsuggestions,graftinguponorreplacingtheinheritedfixedideas.Verymuchindeedofwhatwecallmoraleducation,hesaid,issuchanartificialmodificationandperversionofinstinct;pugnacityistrainedintocourageousself-sacrifice,andsuppressedsexualityintoreligiousemotion.Andthegreatdifferencebetweenmanandmonkeyisinthelarynx,hecontinued,—intheincapacitytoframedelicatelydifferentsound-symbolsbywhichthoughtcouldbesustained.InthisIfailedtoagreewithhim,butwithacertainincivilityhedeclinedtonoticemyobjection.Herepeatedthatthethingwasso,andcontinuedhisaccountofhiswork.
Iaskedhimwhyhehadtakenthehumanformasamodel.Thereseemedtomethen,andtherestillseemstomenow,astrangewickednessforthatchoice.
Heconfessedthathehadchosenthatformbychance."Imightjustaswellhaveworkedtoformsheepintollamasandllamasintosheep.Isupposethereissomethinginthehumanformthatappealstotheartisticturnmorepowerfullythananyanimalshapecan.ButI’venotconfinedmyselftoman-making.
