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Chapter 14

           OfcourseImustadmitwehadtoguessthehouroftwelvemidnight,andIthinkwecoulddothisprettycorrectly;butinregardtotwelvenoonwearequitepositive,becauseweeasilyfoundthehighestpointthatthesunreachedintheskybyplacingourselvesatacertainspotwhenceweobservedthesharpsummitofacliffrestingagainstthesky,justwherethesunpassed.

           JackandIweresurprisedthatwehadnotnoticedthisthefirstfewdaysofourresidencehere,andcouldonlyaccountforitbyourbeingsomuchtakenupwiththemoreobviouswondersofournovelsituation.Ihavesincelearned,however,thatthiswantofobservationisasadandverycommoninfirmityofhumannature,therebeinghundredsofpersonsbeforewhoseeyesthemostwonderfulthingsarepassingeverydaywhonevertheless,aretotallyignorantofthem.Ithereforehavetorecordmysympathywithsuchpersons,andtorecommendtothemacourseofconductwhichIhavenowforalongtimemyselfadoptednamely,thehabitofforcingmyattentionuponallthingsthatgoonaroundme,andoftakingsomedegreeofinterestinthemwhetherIfeelitnaturallyornot.Isuggestthisthemoreearnestly,thoughhumbly,becauseIhaveveryfrequentlycometoknowthatmyindifferencetoathinghasgenerallybeencausedbymyignoranceinregardtoit.

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