第6章 一個無法安靜的充滿活力和激情的人

他被一個高窕豐滿的金髮碧眼、無科學知識的的幽靈所吸引。

--WR，摘自“腦電波與死亡”

在1938年盧米斯的建築物剛剛落成，盧米斯無望地愛上了霍巴特29歲的妻子曼妮特。原來準備招待訪問科學家的客廳的玻璃房，變成了他們的秘密約會的隱藏室。加班時，此客廳就成了盧米斯的家外之家。具有諷刺意味地是，這個房屋的半透明玻璃牆成為理想的私人約會環境。玻璃房坐落在隱蔽的懸崖上實驗室的後面，俯瞰小夜禮服湖區。另一面是由高高的松樹所遮蔽。這些樹擋住了愛監視別人隱私的鄰居的眼睛。“不止一個出名的客人帶着他們的情婦到那裡去度‘愉快的周末休假’ ，”據凱舍科沃斯基的第二位夫人艾萊講，“玻璃房成了舉辦瘋狂舞會的地方，人們都帶着自己的女朋友，而聰明地不帶妻子去享樂愉快的時光” 。這些年輕人各個儀表堂堂。他們拼命工作，而玩耍各種花樣也很瘋狂。我推斷他們每次都會喝得大醉。”

Not long after the construction was completed in 1938, Loomis fell hopelessly in love with Hobart's twenty-nine-year-old wife, Manette. The Glass House, originally intended as guest quarters for visiting scientists, became their secret hideaway. Over time, it became Loomis' home away from home. Ironically, the house with translucent walls proved ideal for private rendezvous. Tucked away behind the laboratory on a secluded bluff overlooking Tuxedo Lake, and shielded on the other side by tall pines, it was protected from the prying eyes of neighbors. More than one of the lab's eminent guests was known to bring a mistress there for a "naughty weekend," according to Kistiakowsky's second wife, Elaine. "It became quite the place for wild parties, and it was not uncommon for people to bring out their girlfriends and have quite a good time without their wives being any the wiser for it. They were all young, and quite good-looking, and they worked hard and played hard. And I gather they drank like fish."

{To be continued if anyone like to read this story}