Preparations for a Voyage of Discovery

           ThenextmorningIawokefeelingperfectlywell.Ithoughtabathewoulddomegood,andIwenttoplungeforafewminutesintothewatersofthismediterraneansea,forassuredlyitbetterdeservedthisnamethananyothersea.

           Icamebacktobreakfastwithagoodappetite.Hanswasagoodcatererforourlittlehousehold;hehadwaterandfireathisdisposal,sothathewasabletovaryourbilloffarenowandthen.Fordesserthegaveusafewcupsofcoffee,andneverwascoffeesodelicious.

           "Now,"saidmyuncle,"nowisthetimeforhightide,andwemustnotlosetheopportunitytostudythisphenomenon."

           "What!thetide!"Icried."Cantheinfluenceofthesunandmoonbefeltdownhere?"

           "Whynot?Arenotallbodiessubjectthroughouttheirmasstothepowerofuniversalattraction?Thismassofwatercannotescapethegenerallaw.Andinspiteoftheheavyatmosphericpressureonthesurface,youwillseeitriseliketheAtlanticitself."

           Atthesamemomentwereachedthesandontheshore,andthewaveswerebyslowdegreesencroachingontheshore.

           "Hereisthetiderising,"Icried.

           "Yes,Axel;andjudgingbytheseridgesoffoam,youmayobservethattheseawillriseabouttwelvefeet."

           "Thisiswonderful,"Isaid.

           "No;itisquitenatural."

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