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Chapter 13 — Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions

           “Now,”hesaid,“itseemssuchanobviousthing.”

           “Ofcourse!Themoonmustbeenormouslycavernous,withanatmospherewithin,andatthecentreofitscavernsasea.

           “Oneknewthatthemoonhadalowerspecificgravitythantheearth,oneknewthatithadlittleairorwateroutside,oneknew,too,thatitwassisterplanettotheearth,andthatitwasunaccountablethatitshouldbedifferentincomposition.Theinferencethatitwashollowedoutwasasclearasday.Andyetoneneversawitasafact.Kepler,ofcourse—”

           Hisvoicehadtheinterestnowofamanwhohasdiscernedaprettysequenceofreasoning.

           “Yes,”hesaid,“Keplerwithhissub-volvaniwasrightafterall.”

           “Iwishyouhadtakenthetroubletofindthatoutbeforewecame,”Isaid.

           Heanswerednothing,buzzingtohimselfsoftly,ashepursuedhisthoughts.Mytemperwasgoing.

           “Whatdoyouthinkhasbecomeofthesphere,anyhow?”Iasked.

           “Lost,”hesaid,likeamanwhoanswersanuninterestingquestion.

           “Amongthoseplants?”

           “Unlesstheyfindit.”

           “Andthen?”

           “HowcanItell?”

           “Cavor,”Isaid,withasortofhystericalbitterness,“thingslookbrightformyCompany...”

           Hemadenoanswer.

           “GoodLord!”Iexclaimed.“Justthinkofallthetroublewetooktogetintothispickle!Whatdidwecomefor?Whatareweafter?Whatwasthemoontousorwetothemoon?Wewantedtoomuch,wetriedtoomuch.Weoughttohavestartedthelittlethingsfirst.Itwasyouproposedthemoon!ThoseCavoritespringblinds!Iamcertainwecouldhaveworkedthemforterrestrialpurposes.

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