He hesitated. Raymond caught the hint and said, "I'd estimate approximately thirty attempts over a period of two years."
"And there have been seventy-one tries since then?" Transcontinental TV said.
"Right. With sixty-seven reanimations."
"All completely successful?" the sharp Times man said.
Harker looked vague. "Varying degrees of success," he replied ambiguously.
"Would you care to elaborate on that, Mr. Harker?"
"Not just now."
Video cameras recorded his statement. He was used to the televised press-conference, from long experience in public office, and he maintained a perfectly guileless expression while uttering the evasion.
The Scripps-Howard-Cauldwell man said, "As you know, Senator Thurman is pressing for a detailed Senate investigation of your laboratory. Would you welcome such an investigation?"
"If it's conducted fairly and without prejudice," Harker said, "of course we'd welcome it. We're not trying to fool anyone. We've discovered something wonderful and we want the people of the world to share in it."