But she was not impressed by the indoctrination given in this new laboratory.
"You must change your whole way of thinking," said the doctor who briefed them. "We are seeking new departures. We are looking for any possible breakthrough. You must learn to think of M.W. as the hope of the world."
"Oog," said Georgina.
"You must think of M.W. as your very kindred, as your cousin."
"Oog," said Georgina.
"You must think of him as your little brother that you have to teach, as your very child, as your cherished son."
"Oog, oog," said Georgina, for she disliked worms.
Nor was she happy on the job. She was not good at teaching worms. She believed them both stupid and stubborn. They did not have her sympathy, and after a few weeks they seemed to make her sick.
But her ailment was a mysterious one. None of the young doctors had ever seen anything like it. And it was contagious. Other women in the bright new laboratory began to show similar symptoms. Yet contagion there was impossible, such extreme precautions had been taken for the protection of the worms.