11/69 The question is not, 'What would Sebastian wish ?' it is, 'Could Sebastian persuade these angry black men to accept his guidance ?'" "Sebastian!" I cried; "Sebastian could persuade the very devil! I know the man's fiery enthusiasm, his contagious eloquence. He thrilled me through, myself, with his electric personality, so that it took me six years--and your aid--to find him out at last. Why, even in this war, you may be sure, he will be making notes all the time on the healing of wounds in tropical climates, contrasting the African with the European constitution." "Oh, yes; of course. Whatever he does, he will never forget the interests of science. |