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RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD 72
hibited remarkable bloodthirstiness. It was
nothing to him to annihilate an army of even a hundred
thousand men on the spot. He exhibited equal lack
of mercy when he chastised evil-doers, in his
imagination.
A criminal was to him a fantastic personage, as he
considered every one in real life upright.
In spite of our governess’s protest he condemned
all English officials in India to be hung. "Yes,
madam, all, all!" he shouted, pounding the table
violently with his fist in the heat of his passion. His
aspect, at such times, was so savage and menacing
that any one who had chanced to enter the room
would certainly have been frightened. But all of a
sudden he would calm down, and confusion and
repentance would be pictured on his countenance.
This was because he had suddenly observed that his
unguarded movements had terrified our universal pet,
a greyhound, Grisi, which had been on the point of
taking a seat beside him on the divan.
But uncle was carried away most of all when he
came upon the description of some new scientific
discovery, in a newspaper. On days when this happened
hot disputes and discussions took place at table,
though in uncle’s absence dinner usually passed off
in sullen silence, as all the members of the household,
in the lack of common interests, did not know what
to say to each other.
" Did you read, my dear sister, what Paul Behr has
invented 1" uncle would sajr, addressing my mother.
"He has made some artificial Siamese Twins. He
has made the nerves of one rabbit grow fast to the
nerves of another rabbit. You strike one and the
other feels pain. Well, now, do you know of what
that savors 1"
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