Maybe, Miss Mary has been telled so; but if she has, she's been telled wrong.

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.

They will stand unused for a considerable period without noticeable deterioration. Their strength does not rapidly leak or escape. They are full- powered, eager to give you their sparks.

[T]he flat packing-case containing the portrait in oils and the three carbon photographs had been pushed under the bed.