It was large and well-lighted. Two
big windows--almost bays--were protected by strong iron bars and
looked out upon a wide extent of country. Through an opening in
the forest, they commanded a wonderful view through the length of
the valley and across the plain to the large town which could be
clearly seen in fair weather. To-day, however, a mist hung over
the ground--and blood in that room!
The whole of one side of the laboratory was taken up with a large
chimney, crucibles, ovens, and such implements as are needed for
chemical experiments; tables, loaded with phials, papers, reports,
an electrical machine,--an apparatus, as Monsieur Darzac informed
me, employed by Professor Stangerson to demonstrate the Dissociation
of Matter under the action of solar light--and other scientific
implements.
Along the walls were cabinets, plain or glass-fronted, through which
were visible microscopes, special photographic apparatus, and a large
quantity of crystals.
Rouletabille, who was ferreting in the chimney, put his fingers into
one of the crucibles.
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