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  Since your esteemed visit I have thought much of your case; and

though in your circumstances there are some special reasons for the

treatment; I would none the less enjoin caution; as my results have

shown that it is not without danger of a kind。

  It is possible that the serum of anthropoid would have been

better。 I have; as I explained to you; used black…faced langur because

a specimen was accessible。 Langur is; of course; a crawler and

climber; while anthropoid walk erect and is in all ways nearer。

  I beg you to take every possible precaution that there be no

premature revelation of the process。 I have one other client in

England; and Dorak is my agent for both。

  Weekly reports will oblige。



                                       Yours with high esteem;

                                                     H。 LOWENSTEIN。



  Lowenstein! The name brought back to me the memory of some snippet

from a newspaper which; spoke of an obscure scientist who was striving

in some unknown way for the secret of rejuvenescence and the elixir of

life。 Lowenstein of Prague! Lowenstein with the wondrous

strength…giving serum; tabooed by the profession because he refused to

reveal its source。 In a few words I said what I remembered。 Bennett

had taken a manual of zoology from the shelves。 〃'Langur;'〃 he read;

〃'the great black…faced monkey of the Himalayan slopes; biggest and

most human of climbing monkeys。' Many details are added。 Well;

thanks to you; Mr。 Holmes; it is very clear that we have traced the

evil to its source。〃

  〃The real source;〃 said Holmes; 〃lies; of course; in that untimely

love affair which gave our impetuous professor the idea that he

could only gain his wish by turning himself into a younger man。 When

one tries to rise above nature one is liable to fall below it。 The

highest type of man may revert to the animal if he leaves tile

straight road of destiny。〃 He sat musing for a little with the phial

in his hand; looking at the clear liquid within。 〃When I have

written to this man and told him that I hold him criminally

responsible for the poisons which he circulates; we will have no

more trouble。 But it may recur。 Others may find a better way。 There is

danger there… a very real danger to humanity。 Consider; Watson; that

the material; the sensual; the worldly would all prolong their

worthless lives。 The spiritual would not avoid the call to something

higher。 It would be the survival of the least fit。 What sort of

cesspool may not our poor world become?〃 Suddenly the dreamer

disappeared; and Holmes; the man of action; sprang from his chair。

〃I think there is nothing more to be said; Mr。 Bennett。 The various

incidents will how fit themselves easily into the general scheme。

The dog; of course; was aware of the change far more quickly than you。

His smell would insure that。 It was the monkey; not the professor;

whom Roy attacked; just as it was the monkey who teased Roy。

Climbing was a joy to the creature; and it was a mere chance; I take

it; that the pastime brought him to the young lady's window。 There

is an early train to town; Watson; but I think we shall just have time

for a cup of tea at the Chequers before we catch it。〃





                               …THE END…




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