‘And what of you? Hartmann?’ the teacher added, turning to a nervous-looking lad sitting at a desk amongst his friends. ‘Do you know what a hybrid is? Of course you do. You will have learnt in your biology class that in the animal world creatures stick to their own species. A herd of chamois never allows itself to be led by a deer. A cock starling only mates with a hen starling. When creatures cross-breed, unnatural, mongrel hybrids are produced which combine in themselves only the worst qualities of each species. This is science, boys! Pure and simple science and in you, Hartmann, we have a scientific example of just such a species hybrid. A half-breed. A mongrel. Stand up.’ The boy Hartmann rose to his feet. Face blazing red with shame. His friends sitting around him looked puzzled and embarrassed. Most looked away. ‘The mother of this half-breed is a Jewess,’ the teacher went on, ‘and so the German blood of the father is corrupted in this boy. Irredeemably corrupted. Hartmann is a Mischling. A mongrel child of mixed races. And he will sit with the Jews until has status has been clarified in law.’ Two Brothers - Ben Elton
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:34:27 +0000
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