Do I understand that this test would show that?"
"No," replied Craig, "this test would not show that. Other tests
would, but not this. But if the spot of human blood were less
than the size of a pin-head, it would show--it would show if the
spot contained even so little as one twenty-thousandth of a gram
of albumin. Blood from a horse, a deer, a sheep, a pig, a dog,
could be obtained, but when the test was applied the liquid in
which they were diluted would remain clear. No white precipitin,
as it is called, would form. But let human blood, ever so
diluted, be added to the serum of the inoculated rabbit, and the
test is absolute."
A death-like silence seemed to pervade the room. Kennedy slowly
and deliberately began to test the contents of the glasses.
Dropping into each, as he broke the seal, some of the serum of
the rabbit, he waited a moment to see if any change occurred.
It was thrilling. I think no one could have gone through that
fifteen minutes without having it indelibly impressed on his
memory. I recall thinking as Kennedy took each glass, "Which is
it to be, guilt or innocence, life or death?" Could it be
possible that a man's life might hang on such a slender thread? I
knew Kennedy was too accurate and serious to deceive us. It was
not only possible, it was actually a fact.
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