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Chapter II. The Tide Of Death

           "

           Summerleedrewhimselfupinbitterprotest.

           "Youarepleasedtobefacetious,LordJohn,"saidhewithafaceofvinegar.

           "Why,dashitall,thisisclearmadness,"criedLordJohn."Eachofusseemstoknowwhattheothersdidandnoneofusknowswhathedidhimself.Let’sputitalltogetherfromthefirst.Wegotintoafirst-classsmoker,that’sclear,ain’tit?ThenwebegantoquarreloverfriendChallenger’sletterintheTimes."

           "Oh,youdid,didyou?"rumbledourhost,hiseyelidsbeginningtodroop.

           "Yousaid,Summerlee,thattherewasnopossibletruthinhiscontention."

           "Dearme!"saidChallenger,puffingouthischestandstrokinghisbeard."Nopossibletruth!Iseemtohaveheardthewordsbefore.AndmayIaskwithwhatargumentsthegreatandfamousProfessorSummerleeproceededtodemolishthehumbleindividualwhohadventuredtoexpressanopinionuponamatterofscientificpossibility?Perhapsbeforeheexterminatesthatunfortunatenonentityhewillcondescendtogivesomereasonsfortheadverseviewswhichhehasformed."

           Hebowedandshruggedandspreadopenhishandsashespokewithhiselaborateandelephantinesarcasm.

           "Thereasonwassimpleenough,"saidthedoggedSummerlee."Icontendedthatiftheethersurroundingtheearthwassotoxicinonequarterthatitproduceddangeroussymptoms,itwashardlylikelythatwethreeintherailwaycarriageshouldbeentirelyunaffected."

           TheexplanationonlybroughtuproariousmerrimentfromChallenger.Helaugheduntileverythingintheroomseemedtorattleandquiver.

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