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 protuberance.—(The skull was handed round the table.)

I contend that the original unsophisticated man was by no means constructive. He lived in the open air, under a tree.

The tree of life. Unquestionably. Till he had tasted the forbidden fruit.

At which period, probably, the organ of constructiveness was added to his anatomy, as a punishment for his transgression.

There could not have been a more severe one, since the propensity which has led him to building cities has proved the greatest curse of his existence.