“For the Royal Society?”
“Yes.”
“Hm,” said. Winkles, very profoundly, and walked to the hearth-rug. “Hm. But—Here’s the point. Ought you?”
“Ought we—what?”
“Ought you to publish?”
“We’re not in the Middle Ages,” said Redwood.
“I know.”
“As Cossar says, swapping wisdom—that’s the true scientific method.”
“In most cases, certainly. But—This is exceptional.”
“We shall put the whole thing before the Royal Society in the proper way,” said Redwood.