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Attack and Riposte

           "Then,"continuedArdan,withacarelessair,"sinceweareinaccordregardingthepresenceofacertainatmosphere,weareforcedtoadmitthepresenceofacertainquantityofwater.Thisisahappyconsequenceforme.Moreover,myamiablecontradictor,permitmetosubmittoyouonefurtherobservation.Weonlyknowonesideofthemoon’sdisc;andifthereisbutlittleaironthefacepresentedtous,itispossiblethatthereisplentyontheoneturnedawayfromus."

           "Andforwhatreason?"

           "Becausethemoon,undertheactionoftheearth’sattraction,hasassumedtheformofanegg,whichwelookatfromthesmallerend.Henceitfollows,byHausen’scalculations,thatitscenterofgravityissituatedintheotherhemisphere.Henceitresultsthatthegreatmassofairandwatermusthavebeendrawnawaytotheotherfaceofoursatelliteduringthefirstdaysofitscreation."

           "Purefancies!"criedtheunknown.

           "No!Puretheories!whicharebaseduponthelawsofmechanics,anditseemsdifficulttometorefutethem.Iappealthentothismeeting,andIputittothemwhetherlife,suchasexistsupontheearth,ispossibleonthesurfaceofthemoon?"

           Threehundredthousandauditorsatonceapplaudedtheproposition.Ardan’sopponenttriedtogetinanotherword,buthecouldnotobtainahearing.Criesandmenacesfelluponhimlikehail.

           "Enough!enough!"criedsome.

           "Drivetheintruderoff!"shoutedothers.

           "Turnhimout!"roaredtheexasperatedcrowd.

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