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Attack and Riposte

           Helookedsternlyathiminhisturnandsaid:

           "Oh!sothereisnoairinthemoon?Andpray,ifyouaresogood,whoventurestoaffirmthat?

           "Themenofscience."

           "Really?"

           "Really."

           "Sir,"repliedMichel,"pleasantryapart,Ihaveaprofoundrespectformenofsciencewhodopossessscience,butaprofoundcontemptformenofsciencewhodonot."

           "Doyouknowanywhobelongtothelattercategory?"

           "Decidedly.InFrancetherearesomewhomaintainthat,mathematically,abirdcannotpossiblyfly;andotherswhodemonstratetheoreticallythatfisheswerenevermadetoliveinwater."

           "Ihavenothingtodowithpersonsofthatdescription,andIcanquote,insupportofmystatement,nameswhichyoucannotrefusedeferenceto."

           "Then,sir,youwillsadlyembarrassapoorignorant,who,besides,asksnothingbetterthantolearn."

           "Why,then,doyouintroducescientificquestionsifyouhaveneverstudiedthem?"askedtheunknownsomewhatcoarsely.

           "Forthereasonthat‘heisalwaysbravewhoneversuspectsdanger.Iknownothing,itistrue;butitispreciselymyveryweaknesswhichconstitutesmystrength."

           "Yourweaknessamountstofolly,"retortedtheunknowninapassion.

           "Allthebetter,"repliedourFrenchman,"ifitcarriesmeuptothemoon."

           Barbicaneandhiscolleaguesdevouredwiththeireyestheintruderwhohadsoboldlyplacedhimselfinantagonismtotheirenterprise.Nobodyknewhim,andthepresident,uneasyastotheresultofsofreeadiscussion,watchedhisnewfriendwithsomeanxiety.

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