±´¿Çµç×ÓÊé > Ó¢ÎÄÔ­Öøµç×ÓÊé > the monster men >

µÚ5ÕÂ

the monster men-µÚ5ÕÂ

С˵£º the monster men ×ÖÊý£º ÿҳ4000×Ö

°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·­Ò³£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡




¡¨What¡¡a¡¡marvellous¡¡thing¡¡is¡¡creation£»¡¨¡¡exclaimed¡¡Virginia¡¡as¡¡she¡¡and¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡paused¡¡one¡¡day¡¡to¡¡admire¡¡a¡¡tropical¡¡bird¡¡of¡¡unusually¡¡brilliant¡¡plumage¡£¡¡¡¨How¡¡insignificant¡¡is¡¡man's¡¡greatest¡¡achievement¡¡beside¡¡the¡¡least¡¡of¡¡Nature's¡¡works¡£¡¨

¡¨And¡¡yet£»¡¨¡¡replied¡¡von¡¡Horn£»¡¡¡¨man¡¡shall¡¡find¡¡Nature's¡¡secret¡¡some¡¡day¡£¡¡¡¡What¡¡a¡¡glorious¡¡accomplishment¡¡for¡¡him¡¡who¡¡first¡¡succeeds¡£¡¡¡¡Can¡¡you¡¡imagine¡¡a¡¡more¡¡glorious¡¡consummation¡¡of¡¡a¡¡man's¡¡life¡¡workyour¡¡father's£»¡¡for¡¡example£¿¡¨

The¡¡girl¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡closely¡£

¡¨Dr¡£¡¡von¡¡Horn£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨pride¡¡has¡¡restrained¡¡me¡¡from¡¡asking¡¡what¡¡was¡¡evidently¡¡intended¡¡that¡¡I¡¡should¡¡not¡¡know¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡years¡¡my¡¡father¡¡has¡¡been¡¡interested¡¡in¡¡an¡¡endeavor¡¡to¡¡solve¡¡the¡¡mystery¡¡of¡¡lifethat¡¡he¡¡would¡¡ever¡¡attempt¡¡to¡¡utilize¡¡the¡¡secret¡¡should¡¡he¡¡have¡¡been¡¡so¡¡fortunate¡¡as¡¡to¡¡discover¡¡it¡¡had¡¡never¡¡occurred¡¡to¡¡me¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡mean¡¡that¡¡he¡¡should¡¡try¡¡to¡¡usurp¡¡the¡¡functions¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Creator¡¡I¡¡could¡¡never¡¡have¡¡believed£»¡¡but¡¡my¡¡knowledge¡¡of¡¡him£»¡¡coupled¡¡with¡¡what¡¡you¡¡have¡¡said£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡extreme¡¡lengths¡¡to¡¡which¡¡he¡¡has¡¡gone¡¡to¡¡maintain¡¡absolute¡¡secrecy¡¡for¡¡his¡¡present¡¡experiments¡¡can¡¡only¡¡lead¡¡to¡¡one¡¡inference£»¡¡and¡¡that£»¡¡that¡¡his¡¡present¡¡work£»¡¡if¡¡successful£»¡¡would¡¡have¡¡results¡¡that¡¡would¡¡not¡¡be¡¡countenanced¡¡by¡¡civilized¡¡society¡¡or¡¡government¡£¡¡Am¡¡I¡¡right£¿¡¨

Von¡¡Horn¡¡had¡¡attempted¡¡to¡¡sound¡¡the¡¡girl¡¡that¡¡he¡¡might£»¡¡if¡¡possible£»¡¡discover¡¡her¡¡attitude¡¡toward¡¡the¡¡work¡¡in¡¡which¡¡her¡¡father¡¡and¡¡he¡¡were¡¡engaged¡£¡¡¡¡He¡¡had¡¡succeeded¡¡beyond¡¡his¡¡hopes£»¡¡for¡¡he¡¡had¡¡not¡¡intended¡¡that¡¡she¡¡should¡¡guess¡¡so¡¡much¡¡of¡¡the¡¡truth¡¡as¡¡she¡¡had¡£¡¡¡¡Should¡¡her¡¡interest¡¡in¡¡the¡¡work¡¡have¡¡proved¡¡favorable¡¡it¡¡had¡¡been¡¡his¡¡intention¡¡to¡¡acquaint¡¡her¡¡fully¡¡with¡¡the¡¡marvellous¡¡success¡¡which¡¡already¡¡had¡¡attended¡¡their¡¡experiments£»¡¡and¡¡to¡¡explain¡¡their¡¡hopes¡¡and¡¡plans¡¡for¡¡the¡¡future£»¡¡for¡¡he¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡how¡¡her¡¡father's¡¡attitude¡¡had¡¡hurt¡¡her¡¡and¡¡hoped¡¡to¡¡profit¡¡himself¡¡by¡¡reposing¡¡in¡¡her¡¡the¡¡trust¡¡and¡¡confidence¡¡that¡¡her¡¡father¡¡denied¡¡her¡£

And¡¡so¡¡it¡¡was¡¡that¡¡her¡¡direct¡¡question¡¡left¡¡him¡¡floundering¡¡in¡¡a¡¡sea¡¡of¡¡embarrassment£»¡¡for¡¡to¡¡tell¡¡her¡¡the¡¡truth¡¡now¡¡would¡¡gain¡¡him¡¡no¡¡favor¡¡in¡¡her¡¡eyes£»¡¡while¡¡it¡¡certainly¡¡would¡¡lay¡¡him¡¡open¡¡to¡¡the¡¡suspicion¡¡and¡¡distrust¡¡of¡¡her¡¡father¡¡should¡¡he¡¡learn¡¡of¡¡it¡£

¡¨I¡¡cannot¡¡answer¡¡your¡¡question£»¡¡Miss¡¡Maxon£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said£»¡¡finally£»¡¡¡¨for¡¡your¡¡father's¡¡strictest¡¡injunction¡¡has¡¡been¡¡that¡¡I¡¡divulge¡¡to¡¡no¡¡one¡¡the¡¡slightest¡¡happening¡¡within¡¡the¡¡court¡¡of¡¡mystery¡£¡¡¡¡Remember¡¡that¡¡I¡¡am¡¡in¡¡your¡¡father's¡¡employ£»¡¡and¡¡that¡¡no¡¡matter¡¡what¡¡my¡¡personal¡¡convictions¡¡may¡¡be¡¡regarding¡¡the¡¡work¡¡he¡¡has¡¡been¡¡doing¡¡I¡¡may¡¡only¡¡act¡¡with¡¡loyalty¡¡to¡¡his¡¡lightest¡¡command¡¡while¡¡I¡¡remain¡¡upon¡¡his¡¡payroll¡£¡¡¡¡That¡¡you¡¡are¡¡here£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡added£»¡¡¡¨is¡¡my¡¡excuse¡¡for¡¡continuing¡¡my¡¡connection¡¡with¡¡certain¡¡things¡¡of¡¡which¡¡my¡¡conscience¡¡does¡¡not¡¡approve¡£¡¨

The¡¡girl¡¡glanced¡¡at¡¡him¡¡quickly¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡did¡¡not¡¡fully¡¡understand¡¡the¡¡motive¡¡for¡¡his¡¡final¡¡avowal£»¡¡and¡¡a¡¡sudden¡¡intuition¡¡kept¡¡her¡¡from¡¡questioning¡¡him¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡had¡¡learned¡¡to¡¡look¡¡upon¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡as¡¡a¡¡very¡¡pleasant¡¡companion¡¡and¡¡a¡¡good¡¡friendshe¡¡was¡¡not¡¡quite¡¡certain¡¡that¡¡she¡¡would¡¡care¡¡for¡¡any¡¡change¡¡in¡¡their¡¡relations£»¡¡but¡¡his¡¡remark¡¡had¡¡sowed¡¡the¡¡seed¡¡of¡¡a¡¡new¡¡thought¡¡in¡¡her¡¡mind¡¡as¡¡he¡¡had¡¡intended¡¡that¡¡it¡¡should¡£

When¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡returned¡¡to¡¡the¡¡court¡¡of¡¡mystery£»¡¡he¡¡narrated¡¡to¡¡Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡the¡¡gist¡¡of¡¡his¡¡conversation¡¡with¡¡Virginia£»¡¡wishing¡¡to¡¡forestall¡¡anything¡¡which¡¡the¡¡girl¡¡might¡¡say¡¡to¡¡her¡¡father¡¡that¡¡would¡¡give¡¡him¡¡an¡¡impression¡¡that¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡had¡¡been¡¡talking¡¡more¡¡than¡¡he¡¡should¡£¡¡¡¡Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡listened¡¡to¡¡the¡¡narration¡¡in¡¡silence¡£¡¡¡¡When¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡had¡¡finished£»¡¡he¡¡cautioned¡¡him¡¡against¡¡divulging¡¡to¡¡Virginia¡¡anything¡¡that¡¡took¡¡place¡¡within¡¡the¡¡inner¡¡campong¡£

¡¨She¡¡is¡¡only¡¡a¡¡child£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨and¡¡would¡¡not¡¡understand¡¡the¡¡importance¡¡of¡¡the¡¡work¡¡we¡¡are¡¡doing¡£¡¡All¡¡that¡¡she¡¡would¡¡be¡¡able¡¡to¡¡see¡¡is¡¡the¡¡immediate¡¡moral¡¡effect¡¡of¡¡these¡¡experiments¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡subjects¡¡themselvesshe¡¡would¡¡not¡¡look¡¡into¡¡the¡¡future¡¡and¡¡appreciate¡¡the¡¡immense¡¡advantage¡¡to¡¡mankind¡¡that¡¡must¡¡accrue¡¡from¡¡a¡¡successful¡¡termination¡¡of¡¡our¡¡research¡£¡¡The¡¡future¡¡of¡¡the¡¡world¡¡will¡¡be¡¡assured¡¡when¡¡once¡¡we¡¡have¡¡demonstrated¡¡the¡¡possibility¡¡of¡¡the¡¡chemical¡¡production¡¡of¡¡a¡¡perfect¡¡race¡£¡¨

¡¨Number¡¡One£»¡¡for¡¡example£»¡¨¡¡suggested¡¡von¡¡Horn¡£

Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡glanced¡¡at¡¡him¡¡sharply¡£

¡¨Levity£»¡¡Doctor£»¡¡is¡¡entirely¡¡out¡¡of¡¡place¡¡in¡¡the¡¡contemplation¡¡of¡¡the¡¡magnificent¡¡work¡¡I¡¡have¡¡already¡¡accomplished£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡the¡¡professor¡¡tartly¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨I¡¡admit¡¡that¡¡Number¡¡One¡¡leaves¡¡much¡¡to¡¡be¡¡desiredmuch¡¡to¡¡be¡¡desired£»¡¡but¡¡Number¡¡Two¡¡shows¡¡a¡¡marked¡¡advance¡¡along¡¡certain¡¡lines£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡am¡¡sure¡¡that¡¡tomorrow¡¡will¡¡divulge¡¡in¡¡experiment¡¡Number¡¡Three¡¡such¡¡strides¡¡as¡¡will¡¡forever¡¡silence¡¡any¡¡propensity¡¡toward¡¡scoffing¡¡which¡¡you¡¡may¡¡now¡¡entertain¡£¡¨

¡¨Forgive¡¡me£»¡¡Professor£»¡¨¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡hastened¡¡to¡¡urge¡£¡¡¡¨I¡¡did¡¡not¡¡intend¡¡to¡¡deride¡¡the¡¡wonderful¡¡discoveries¡¡which¡¡you¡¡have¡¡made£»¡¡but¡¡it¡¡is¡¡only¡¡natural¡¡that¡¡we¡¡should¡¡both¡¡realize¡¡that¡¡Number¡¡One¡¡is¡¡not¡¡beautiful¡£¡¡To¡¡one¡¡another¡¡we¡¡may¡¡say¡¡what¡¡we¡¡would¡¡not¡¡think¡¡of¡¡suggesting¡¡to¡¡outsiders¡£¡¨

Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡was¡¡mollified¡¡by¡¡this¡¡apology£»¡¡and¡¡turned¡¡to¡¡resume¡¡his¡¡watch¡¡beside¡¡a¡¡large£»¡¡coffin¡­shaped¡¡vat¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡a¡¡while¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡was¡¡silent¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡that¡¡upon¡¡his¡¡mind¡¡which¡¡he¡¡had¡¡wished¡¡to¡¡discuss¡¡with¡¡his¡¡employer¡¡since¡¡months¡¡ago£»¡¡but¡¡the¡¡moment¡¡had¡¡never¡¡arrived¡¡which¡¡seemed¡¡at¡¡all¡¡propitious£»¡¡nor¡¡did¡¡it¡¡appear¡¡likely¡¡ever¡¡to¡¡arrive¡£¡¡¡¡So¡¡the¡¡doctor¡¡decided¡¡to¡¡broach¡¡the¡¡subject¡¡now£»¡¡as¡¡being¡¡psychologically¡¡as¡¡favorable¡¡a¡¡time¡¡as¡¡any¡£

¡¨Your¡¡daughter¡¡is¡¡far¡¡from¡¡happy£»¡¡Professor£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨nor¡¡do¡¡I¡¡feel¡¡that£»¡¡surrounded¡¡as¡¡we¡¡are¡¡by¡¡semi¡­savage¡¡men£»¡¡she¡¡is¡¡entirely¡¡safe¡£¡¨

Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡looked¡¡up¡¡from¡¡his¡¡vigil¡¡by¡¡the¡¡vat£»¡¡eyeing¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡closely¡£

¡¨Well£¿¡¨¡¡he¡¡asked¡£

¡¨It¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡me¡¡that¡¡had¡¡I¡¡a¡¡closer¡¡relationship¡¡I¡¡might¡¡better¡¡assist¡¡in¡¡adding¡¡to¡¡her¡¡happiness¡¡and¡¡safetyin¡¡short£»¡¡Professor£»¡¡I¡¡should¡¡like¡¡your¡¡permission¡¡to¡¡ask¡¡Virginia¡¡to¡¡marry¡¡me¡£¡¨

There¡¡had¡¡been¡¡no¡¡indication¡¡in¡¡von¡¡Horn's¡¡attitude¡¡toward¡¡the¡¡girl¡¡that¡¡he¡¡loved¡¡her¡£¡¡¡¡That¡¡she¡¡was¡¡beautiful¡¡and¡¡intelligent¡¡could¡¡not¡¡be¡¡denied£»¡¡and¡¡so¡¡it¡¡was¡¡small¡¡wonder¡¡that¡¡she¡¡might¡¡appeal¡¡strongly¡¡to¡¡any¡¡man£»¡¡but¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡was¡¡quite¡¡evidently¡¡not¡¡of¡¡the¡¡marrying¡¡type¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡years¡¡he¡¡had¡¡roved¡¡the¡¡world¡¡in¡¡search¡¡of¡¡adventure¡¡and¡¡excitement¡£¡¡¡¡Just¡¡why¡¡he¡¡had¡¡left¡¡America¡¡and¡¡his¡¡high¡¡place¡¡in¡¡the¡¡navy¡¡he¡¡never¡¡had¡¡divulged£»¡¡nor¡¡why¡¡it¡¡was¡¡that¡¡for¡¡seven¡¡years¡¡he¡¡had¡¡not¡¡set¡¡his¡¡foot¡¡upon¡¡ground¡¡which¡¡lay¡¡beneath¡¡the¡¡authority¡¡of¡¡Uncle¡¡Sam¡£

Sing¡¡Lee¡¡who¡¡stood¡¡just¡¡without¡¡the¡¡trap¡¡door¡¡through¡¡which¡¡he¡¡was¡¡about¡¡to¡¡pass¡¡Professor¡¡Maxon's¡¡evening¡¡meal¡¡to¡¡him¡¡could¡¡not¡¡be¡¡blamed¡¡for¡¡overhearing¡¡the¡¡conversation£»¡¡though¡¡it¡¡may¡¡have¡¡been¡¡culpable¡¡in¡¡him¡¡in¡¡making¡¡no¡¡effort¡¡to¡¡divulge¡¡his¡¡presence£»¡¡and¡¡possibly¡¡equally¡¡unpraiseworthy£»¡¡as¡¡well¡¡as¡¡lacking¡¡in¡¡romance£»¡¡to¡¡attribute¡¡the¡¡doctor's¡¡avowal¡¡to¡¡his¡¡knowledge¡¡of¡¡the¡¡heavy¡¡chest¡£

As¡¡Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡eyed¡¡the¡¡man¡¡before¡¡replying¡¡to¡¡his¡¡abrupt¡¡request£»¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡noted¡¡a¡¡strange¡¡and¡¡sudden¡¡light¡¡in¡¡the¡¡older¡¡man's¡¡eyesa¡¡something¡¡which¡¡he¡¡never¡¡before¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡there¡¡and¡¡which¡¡caused¡¡an¡¡uncomfortable¡¡sensation¡¡to¡¡creep¡¡over¡¡hima¡¡manner¡¡of¡¡bristling¡¡that¡¡was¡¡akin¡¡either¡¡to¡¡fear¡¡or¡¡horror£»¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡could¡¡not¡¡tell¡¡which¡£

Then¡¡the¡¡professor¡¡arose¡¡from¡¡his¡¡seat¡¡and¡¡came¡¡very¡¡close¡¡to¡¡the¡¡younger¡¡man£»¡¡until¡¡his¡¡face¡¡was¡¡only¡¡a¡¡few¡¡inches¡¡from¡¡von¡¡Horn's¡£

¡¨Doctor£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡whispered¡¡in¡¡a¡¡strange£»¡¡tense¡¡voice£»¡¡¡¨you¡¡are¡¡mad¡£¡¡¡¡You¡¡do¡¡not¡¡know¡¡what¡¡you¡¡ask¡£¡¡¡¡Virginia¡¡is¡¡not¡¡for¡¡such¡¡as¡¡you¡£¡¡¡¡Tell¡¡me¡¡that¡¡she¡¡does¡¡not¡¡know¡¡of¡¡your¡¡feelings¡¡toward¡¡her¡£¡¡¡¡Tell¡¡me¡¡that¡¡she¡¡does¡¡not¡¡reciprocate¡¡your¡¡love¡£¡¡¡¡Tell¡¡me¡¡the¡¡truth£»¡¡man¡£¡¨¡¡Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡seized¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡roughly¡¡by¡¡both¡¡shoulders£»¡¡his¡¡glittering¡¡eyes¡¡glaring¡¡terribly¡¡into¡¡the¡¡other's¡£

¡¨I¡¡have¡¡never¡¡spoken¡¡to¡¡her¡¡of¡¡love£»¡¡Professor£»¡¨¡¡replied¡¡von¡¡Horn¡¡quietly£»¡¡¡¨nor¡¡do¡¡I¡¡know¡¡what¡¡her¡¡sentiments¡¡toward¡¡me¡¡may¡¡be¡£¡¡¡¡Nor¡¡do¡¡I¡¡understand£»¡¡sir£»¡¡what¡¡objections¡¡you¡¡may¡¡have¡¡to¡¡meI¡¡am¡¡of¡¡a¡¡very¡¡old¡¡and¡¡noble¡¡family¡£¡¨¡¡¡¡His¡¡tone¡¡was¡¡haughty¡¡but¡¡respectful¡£

Professor¡¡Maxon¡¡released¡¡his¡¡hold¡¡upon¡¡his¡¡assistant£»¡¡breathing¡¡a¡¡sigh¡¡of¡¡relief¡£

¡¨I¡¡am¡¡glad£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said£»¡¡¡¨that¡¡it¡¡has¡¡gone¡¡no¡¡further£»¡¡for¡¡it¡¡must¡¡not¡¡be¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡have¡¡other£»¡¡nobler¡¡aspirations¡¡for¡¡my¡¡daughter¡£¡¡She¡¡must¡¡wed¡¡a¡¡perfect¡¡mannone¡¡such¡¡now¡¡exists¡£¡¡It¡¡remains¡¡for¡¡me¡¡to¡¡bring¡¡forth¡¡the¡¡ideal¡¡mate¡¡for¡¡her¡¡nor¡¡is¡¡the¡¡time¡¡far¡¡distant¡£¡¡¡¡A¡¡few¡¡more¡¡weeks¡¡and¡¡we¡¡shall¡¡se

·µ»ØĿ¼ ÉÏÒ»Ò³ ÏÂÒ»Ò³ »Øµ½¶¥²¿ ÔÞ£¨1£© ²È£¨1£©

Äã¿ÉÄÜϲ»¶µÄ