“You’reonlyfitforthegrocery。”saidGordon-Nasmythscornfully，sittingdownandhelpinghimselftooneofmyuncle’scigars。“I’msorryIcame。But，still，nowI’mhere。Andfirstastoquap；quap，sir，isthemostradio-activestuffintheworld。That’squap！It’safesteringmassofearthsandheavymetals，polonium，radium，ythorium，thorium，carium，andnewthings，too。There’sastuffcalledXk——provisionally。
Theretheyare，muckeduptogetherinasortofrottingsand。
Whatitis，howitgotmade，Idon’tknow。It’slikeasifsomeyoungcreatorhadbeenplayingaboutthere。Thereitliesintwoheaps，onesmall，onegreat，andtheworldformilesaboutitisblastedandscorchedanddead。Youcanhaveitforthegetting。
You’vegottotakeit——that’sall！”
“Thatsoundsallright。”saidI。“Haveyousamples？”