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I
have
heard
to-night
similar
,
but
even
more
offensive
,
sentiments
from
the
person
who
has
just
sat
down
,
and
though
it
is
a
conscious
effort
of
self-effacement
to
come
down
to
that
person
's
mental
level
,
I
will
endeavor
to
do
so
,
in
order
to
allay
any
reasonable
doubt
which
could
possibly
exist
in
the
minds
of
anyone
.
'
(
Laughter
and
interruption
.
)
'
I
need
not
remind
this
audience
that
,
though
Professor
Summerlee
,
as
the
head
of
the
Committee
of
Investigation
,
has
been
put
up
to
speak
to-night
,
still
it
is
I
who
am
the
real
prime
mover
in
this
business
,
and
that
it
is
mainly
to
me
that
any
successful
result
must
be
ascribed
.
I
have
safely
conducted
these
three
gentlemen
to
the
spot
mentioned
,
and
I
have
,
as
you
have
heard
,
convinced
them
of
the
accuracy
of
my
previous
account
.
We
had
hoped
that
we
should
find
upon
our
return
that
no
one
was
so
dense
as
to
dispute
our
joint
conclusions
.
Warned
,
however
,
by
my
previous
experience
,
I
have
not
come
without
such
proofs
as
may
convince
a
reasonable
man
.
As
explained
by
Professor
Summerlee
,
our
cameras
have
been
tampered
with
by
the
ape-men
when
they
ransacked
our
camp
,
and
most
of
our
negatives
ruined
.
'
(
Jeers
,
laughter
,
and
'
Tell
us
another
!
'
from
the
back
.
)
'
I
have
mentioned
the
ape-men
,
and
I
can
not
forbear
from
saying
that
some
of
the
sounds
which
now
meet
my
ears
bring
back
most
vividly
to
my
recollection
my
experiences
with
those
interesting
creatures
.
'
(
Laughter
.
)
'
In
spite
of
the
destruction
of
so
many
invaluable
negatives
,
there
still
remains
in
our
collection
a
certain
number
of
corroborative
photographs
showing
the
conditions
of
life
upon
the
plateau
.
Did
they
accuse
them
of
having
forged
these
photographs
?
'
(
A
voice
,
'
Yes
,
'
and
considerable
interruption
which
ended
in
several
men
being
put
out
of
the
hall
.
)
'
The
negatives
were
open
to
the
inspection
of
experts
.
But
what
other
evidence
had
they
?
Under
the
conditions
of
their
escape
it
was
naturally
impossible
to
bring
a
large
amount
of
baggage
,
but
they
had
rescued
Professor
Summerlee
's
collections
of
butterflies
and
beetles
,
containing
many
new
species
.
Was
this
not
evidence
?
'
(
Several
voices
,
'
No
.
'
)
'
Who
said
no
?
'
"
DR.
ILLINGWORTH
(
rising
)
:
'
Our
point
is
that
such
a
collection
might
have
been
made
in
other
places
than
a
prehistoric
plateau
.
'
(
Applause
.
)
"
PROFESSOR
CHALLENGER
:
'
No
doubt
,
sir
,
we
have
to
bow
to
your
scientific
authority
,
although
I
must
admit
that
the
name
is
unfamiliar
.
Passing
,
then
,
both
the
photographs
and
the
entomological
collection
,
I
come
to
the
varied
and
accurate
information
which
we
bring
with
us
upon
points
which
have
never
before
been
elucidated
.
For
example
,
upon
the
domestic
habits
of
the
pterodactyl
--
'
(
A
voice
:
'
Bosh
,
'
and
uproar
)
--
'
I
say
,
that
upon
the
domestic
habits
of
the
pterodactyl
we
can
throw
a
flood
of
light
.
I
can
exhibit
to
you
from
my
portfolio
a
picture
of
that
creature
taken
from
life
which
would
convince
you
--
--
'
"
DR.
ILLINGWORTH
:
'
No
picture
could
convince
us
of
anything
.
'
"
PROFESSOR
CHALLENGER
:
'
You
would
require
to
see
the
thing
itself
?
'
"
DR.
ILLINGWORTH
:
'
Undoubtedly
.
'
"
PROFESSOR
CHALLENGER
:
'
And
you
would
accept
that
?
'
"
DR.
ILLINGWORTH
(
laughing
)
:
'
Beyond
a
doubt
.
'
"
It
was
at
this
point
that
the
sensation
of
the
evening
arose
--
a
sensation
so
dramatic
that
it
can
never
have
been
paralleled
in
the
history
of
scientific
gatherings
.
Professor
Challenger
raised
his
hand
in
the
air
as
a
signal
,
and
at
once
our
colleague
,
Mr.
E.
D.
Malone
,
was
observed
to
rise
and
to
make
his
way
to
the
back
of
the
platform
.
An
instant
later
he
re-appeared
in
company
of
a
gigantic
negro
,
the
two
of
them
bearing
between
them
a
large
square
packing-case
.
It
was
evidently
of
great
weight
,
and
was
slowly
carried
forward
and
placed
in
front
of
the
Professor
's
chair
.
All
sound
had
hushed
in
the
audience
and
everyone
was
absorbed
in
the
spectacle
before
them
.
Professor
Challenger
drew
off
the
top
of
the
case
,
which
formed
a
sliding
lid
.
Peering
down
into
the
box
he
snapped
his
fingers
several
times
and
was
heard
from
the
Press
seat
to
say
,
'
Come
,
then
,
pretty
,
pretty
!
'
in
a
coaxing
voice
.
An
instant
later
,
with
a
scratching
,
rattling
sound
,
a
most
horrible
and
loathsome
creature
appeared
from
below
and
perched
itself
upon
the
side
of
the
case
.
Even
the
unexpected
fall
of
the
Duke
of
Durham
into
the
orchestra
,
which
occurred
at
this
moment
,
could
not
distract
the
petrified
attention
of
the
vast
audience
.
