Christmas Day! Down to see what presents I had. I had hoped that Father Christmas would
bring me a Meccano number 10 set, in which case I had agreed with my father that he (my
father) would give me a chemistry set.
No such luck. Father Christmas brought me a chemistry set. So my father didn't have to
give me anything. Still, the chemistry set was absorbing, and I spent all day playing with
it.
The chemistry set continued to absorb me, and I remained fascinated with chemistry
until about 1970. This day was a turning point in my life, though I didn't seem to have
learn that if ... then ... else should always have an else
clause.
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