Meet Brother Gregory
The Story of Gregor Mendel
and the Birth of Genetics

by Professor John Blamire

Chapter the Third

Frontispiece
A Song of Praise
Into the Library
Score One for Mozart
Perspiration and Inspiration
Mendel's Sparrows
All Those Assembled Here
Ink and Blotting Paper
The Very Small
Discovering Cells
Is Life Cellular?
An Interruption
Bad News
Not so Fast!
A Question of Surface
A Moment of Genius
Why are Cells so Small?
Show and Tell
Brother Timothy's Problem
Brother Timothy's Solution
Sitting Round the Table
The Plot Thickens
Brother Matthew's Hands
The Prior's Dilemma
A Visit to the Palace
Talking with the Monsignor
Motives and Methods
A Connection and a Plan
Monsignor Meets Mendel
The Power of Speech
A Solution to the Problem
Wine and Cheese
Author's Afterword