The Bath of Burning Pain
But I will conquer yet! Each time I dip a living creature into the bath of burning pain, I say, ‘This time I will burn out all the animal; this time I will make a rational creature of my own!’ After all, what is ten years? Men have been a hundred thousand in the making.
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Context: Moreau tells Prendick why his work keeps falling short.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Chapter XIV, “Doctor Moreau Explains”