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Certain First Principles

           "Nodoubt,toyou,but—"Kemplaughed. 

           "Well,yes;tomeitseemedwonderfulatfirst,nodoubt.Butnow,greatGod!...Butwewilldogreatthingsyet!IcameonthestufffirstatChesilstowe." 

           "Chesilstowe?" 

           "IwentthereafterIleftLondon. YouknowIdroppedmedicineandtookupphysics?No;well,Idid.Lightfascinatedme." 

           "Ah!" 

           "Opticaldensity!Thewholesubjectisanetworkofriddles—anetworkwithsolutionsglimmeringelusivelythrough. Andbeingbuttwo-and-twentyandfullofenthusiasm,Isaid,'Iwilldevotemylifetothis.Thisisworthwhile.'Youknowwhatfoolsweareattwo-and-twenty?" 

           "Foolsthenorfoolsnow,"saidKemp. 

           "Asthoughknowingcouldbeanysatisfactiontoaman! 

           "ButIwenttowork—likeaslave. AndIhadhardlyworkedandthoughtaboutthemattersixmonthsbeforelightcamethroughoneofthemeshessuddenly—blindingly! Ifoundageneralprincipleofpigmentsandrefraction—aformula,ageometricalexpressioninvolvingfourdimensions. Fools,commonmen,evencommonmathematicians,donotknowanythingofwhatsomegeneralexpressionmaymeantothestudentofmolecularphysics. Inthebooks—thebooksthattramphashidden—therearemarvels,miracles! Butthiswasnotamethod,itwasanidea,thatmightleadtoamethodbywhichitwouldbepossible,withoutchanginganyotherpropertyofmatter—except,insomeinstancescolours—tolowertherefractiveindexofasubstance,solidorliquid,tothatofair—sofarasallpracticalpurposesareconcerned." 

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