I must set it difficult tasks, learn its limitations. T'en
I must publish."
"You shall do nothing of the kind. You are not a very old man and I am
young. I have your secret safe, and it shall not be lost to the world even
if you die. I shall see that your name is coupled with the Bacillus as
that of its discoverer. Do you think I care to rob you of your honours? I
value them little, compared with the beauty you have given me. Think what
you promised me! That I should be first! And I have had the perfect beauty
only a few days and already you are planning to make it cheap and common.
This injustice I will oppose with all my might, but I will be fair with
you."
"Fair vit' me!" he shouted. "Vat do you mean? T'at I shall die unknown,
vit' t'e greatest discofery of all time in my hands? You call t'at fair?
It is not fair to me, because I haf hungered for fame as you for beauty.
But t'at is not'ing; t'at is for me only, and I am not'ing. It is not fair
to t'e vorld to vit'hold t'is precious gift one hour longer t'an is
necessary to experiment, to try, to make sure. To keep t'is possession all
to yourself vould you deny it to millions of your sisters?"
"Yes, I would; and so would they, in my place," I cried.
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