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I wish she wouldn’t dwell -------------------- That’s all. Reference
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Professor Corrie is speaking to his widowed sister, Mrs. Meldon.
Explanation
Professor Corrie apologizes to his sister for not having received her at the Station. He gives his experiment, as the excuse. He says, he was very busy, hence he didn’t go. Then he informs Mrs. Meldon, that big experiment is a great success. He has invented, just what he had in mind. He has invented exactly the thing he wanted to make.
Professor Corrie is certain that his successful experiment will make him famous, across the length and breath of the country and bring him fortune as well. He is sure that he will be rich, but more than that, he is convinced that he would be famous.
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No, that’s true ------------------- is reticence!
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Professor Corrie is talking to his bereaved sister, Mrs. Meldon about his success.
Explanation
Mrs. Meldon, though pleased that Professor Corrie’s experiment is a success has no inkling as to what his experiment is.
Professor Corrie acknowledges the fact that he has not told her anything about his success. He confesses that he believes in keeping secrets to himself. It is his principle in life, not to divulge anything unless one is forced to. He says no one knows anything about his invention, except himself.
In the Professor’s opinion, utter and complete secrecy is essential for the success of any invention.
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Of course they will -------------------- And tin hats, too!
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Professor Corrie is having a chat with his sister, Mrs. Meldon. The talk is about Professor Corrie’s invention.
Explanation
Since Professor Corrie is so secretive about his invention, Mrs. Meldon hasn’t the faintest idea, about his experiment. Professor Corrie is confident that his invention is so great that, when the British Government listens about his wonderful invention, they will jump for it. Though he agrees with Mrs. Meldon’s doubt about it.
He says, it was extremely difficult to make the cavalry generals, use the tanks, during the First World War. They were not prepared to make use of the tanks, until they were forced to use them. Only then, did they realize the value of the tank. He condemns them for not realizing the value of tank and for not accepting it as a weapon of great value and importance.
Likewise, the inventor of steel hats was not suitably rewarded for his invention. Although, non cab deny the utility and value of the steel helmets, in protecting the soldiers heads and also saving their lives. Therefore, in contempt, as well as in anger he refers to the cavalry generals as slaughterers of horses. That is they are useless good for nothing generals fit only for slaughtering horses.
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Oh, how women do fuss ! ------------- impersonal devotion.
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Professor Corrie is speaking to his bereaved sister, Mrs. Meldon. He is thoroughly annoyed with her, for harping on the same string.
Explanation
Professor Corrie was eager and impatient, to tell Mrs. Meldon about his successful invention, while Mrs. Meldon kept nagging him by telling him :
Come along, Henry! Your tea will get cold.
This upset him very much. So in this context he utters the above speech, in which he wrongfully condemns all women. He exclaims at the fussiness of women – at their readiness to get excited about the unimportant things. He condemns the women generally for breaking off important things for unimportant and trivial things. He feels that women lack in the desire to work with all devotion with al their heart and soul and with full concentration etc.
Professor Corrie further adds, you women are not fit for any single task, which requires complete devotion and energy, nor do you care for the feelings of others. That’s is why he feels, women have never been great artists or scientist.
