“You know, sir, this operation is not, in any hands, a hundred per cent predictable?” “Well, I’m an optimist.” “I didn’t know there were any more such animals,” said Dr. Courtland. “Never think you’ve seen the last of anything,” scoffed Judge McKelva. He answered the Doctor’s smile with a laugh that was like the snarl of triumph from an old grouch, and Dr. Courtland, taking the glasses the Judge held on his knees, gently set them back onto his nose.
