The Shadow of Fu-Manchu
“He glanced automatically at the large electric clock on the wall above and saw that the hour was nine-fifty-five. He took off his topcoat and hung it up with his hat and jacket.
He was back on time.
What had Nayland Smith said?—“You’re a pure fanatic. Some lunatic like you will blow the world to bits one of these days. You’re science drunk. Even now, you’re dancing to get away…”
Craig stared out of the window. Many rooms in that towering building which overtopped the Huston were dark now, so th...at he thought of a London coster dressed in “pearlies” from which most of the buttons had been torn off. Yes, he had felt eager to get back.
Was it the call of science—of that absorbing problem which engaged his mind? Or was it, in part at least, Camille?
If the latter, then it simply wouldn’t do. In the life of a scientist steeped in an investigation which might well revolutionize human society there was no place for that sort of thing. When his work was finished—well, perhaps he might indulge in the luxury of thinking about an attractive woman.MoreLess
He was back on time.
What had Nayland Smith said?—“You’re a pure fanatic. Some lunatic like you will blow the world to bits one of these days. You’re science drunk. Even now, you’re dancing to get away…”
Craig stared out of the window. Many rooms in that towering building which overtopped the Huston were dark now, so th...at he thought of a London coster dressed in “pearlies” from which most of the buttons had been torn off. Yes, he had felt eager to get back.
Was it the call of science—of that absorbing problem which engaged his mind? Or was it, in part at least, Camille?
If the latter, then it simply wouldn’t do. In the life of a scientist steeped in an investigation which might well revolutionize human society there was no place for that sort of thing. When his work was finished—well, perhaps he might indulge in the luxury of thinking about an attractive woman.MoreLess
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