Which of the themes of
Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's
Experiment" is illustrated by
this passage?
Paragraph 51: "Yes, friends, ye
are old again," said Doctor
Heidegger; "and lo! the Water
of Youth is all lavished on the
ground. Well, I bemoan it not;
for if the fountain gushed at
my doorstep, I would not
stoop to bathe my lips in it--
no, though its delirium were
for years instead of moments.
Such is the lesson ye have
taught me!"