antdo,evenatsopersonal
innvenience
hesatindeckchair,acigarhalfnsudinhis
e,dexterouslookingfingersthelightofthe
spfellonhisehair;hestaredthroughthe
little
hispossible,thetablebetherevolversto
handntgorypresentididnotcaretobe
insu
youadtthatthevivisectedhunbeing,asyou
asaidreauhehad
devisitthathorrorintheinnerrootoassure
selfofitsinhunity
itisthepu,isaid,stillalive,butsocutand
tilatedasiprayiyneverseelivingfleshagainofallviletheislandofdooreau
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nevedthat,saidreau;atleast,spare
thoseyouthfulhorrorsntgoryusedtobejustthesayouadtthatitisthepuno,while
ireeloffphysiologicallecturetoyou
andforthan
suprelybored,butpresentlyingalittle,he
explainedhisehepleand
nvincingnoin
hisvoiyselfhoteatour
tualpositions
thecreaturesihadseenen,hadneverbeen
ntheyals,hunisedanils,triuhs
ofvivisection
youforgetallthataskilledvivisectorcandohlivingthings,saidreauforopuzzled
hethingsihavedoneherehavenotbeendone
beforesllefforts,ofurse,havebeende,
autation,tonguecutting,excisionsofurseyouknoaybeinducedorcuredbysurgerythen
inthecaseofexcisionsyouhaveallkindsofsendarychanges,pigntarydisturbances,dificationsofthepassions,alterationsinthesecretionoffattytissueihavenodoubtyouhaveheardofthesethings
ofurse,saidibutthesefouloreau
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allingoodti,saidhe,e;i
anlybeginningthosearetrivialcasesofalterationsurgerycandobetterthingsthanthatthereisbuildingupashangingyouhave
heard,perhaps,ofansurgicaloperationresortedtoincaseshenosehasbeendestroyed:aflapofskiniscutfroheforehead,tueddohenose,and
healsintheneionthisisakindofgraftinginanealuponitselfgraftingof
freshlyobtainedterialfronotheranilisalsopossible,theplethegraftingof
skinandboneisdoofacilitatehealing:thesurgeonplacesintheddleoftheesofskinsnipped
fronotheranil,orfragntsofbonefrovictibr >freshlykilledhuntersckspurpossiblyyouhaveheardofthatflourishedonthebullsneck;andtherhinocerosratsofthealgerianzouavesarealsotobethoughtof,nstersnufacturedbytransferringaslipfrohetailofanordinaryrattoitssnout,andallotohealinthatposition
nstersnufaeantotell
yesthesealscarven
andoreau
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plastis,lifehasbeendevotedihave
studiedforyears,gaininginknowledgeasigoiseeyoulookhorrified,andyetiaellingyounothingnealllayinthesurfayyearsago,butno
onehadtheteritytotouplythe
outofananilhe
physiology,theayalso
bedetoundergoanenduringdification,ofh
vaethodsofinoculationhliving
ordeadtterareexalesthat,be
faliartoyouasilaroperationisthetransfusionofblood,h,indeed,ibegantheseareall
faliaroreextensive,
ediaevalpractitionerswho
dedonsters,so
vestigesofainintheprelinary
nipulationoftheyounguntebankotortionistviinlhoequi
ritbutperhapsaninggrowsplainnowyou
begintoseethatitisapossiblethingtotransplanttissuefronepartofananiltoanother,orfroneanil
toanother;toalteritsethodsof
groodifytheartibs;and,
indeed,toatestruoreau
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andyetthisextraordinarybranchofknowledgehasneverbeensoughtasanend,andsystetically,bydeinvestigatorsuntilitookitupsoofsuch
thingshavebeenhituponinthelastresortofsurgery;stofthekindredevidencethatind
hasbeendenstratedasit,bytyrants,
bycrinals,bythebreedersofhorsesanddogs,byallkindsofuntrainedcluyhandednheir
odiateendsiantotakeupthis
questionardhantisepticsurgery,andhareallyscientificknohelahyetone
agineitsthavebeenpractisedinsecret
beforesuchcreaturesasthesiasethe
vaultsoftheinquisitionnodoubttheirchiefaiasartistieatleastoftheinquisitorsst
havehadatouchofscientificcuriosity
but,saidi,thesethingstheseanilstalk
hesaidthatopointoutthat
thepossibilityofviviseere
physiaybeeducatedthe
ntalstructureisevenlessdeteatethanthebodilyinourgroise
ofapossibilityofsupersedingoldinherentinstinctsbyneoreau
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fixedideasverychindeedoforal
eduodificationand
perversionofinstinct;pugnacityistrainedintourageousselfsacrifice,andsuppressedsexualityintoreligiousetionandthegreatdifferencebetanand
nkeyisinthelarynx,hentinued,intheincapacitytofradelibolsbyh
thoughtuldbesustainedinthisifailedtoagreehhibuty
objectionherepeatedthatthethingwasso,andntinuedhisacuntofhiswork
iaskedhinforsa
deltherese
