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Chapter 2
Whichseemedtothehosttobethepredominantqualitiesofhisguest?
Confidenceinhimself,anequalandoppositepowerofabandonmentandrecuperation.
Whatconcomitantphenomenontookplaceinthevesselofliquidbytheagencyoffire?
Thephenomenonofebullition.Fannedbyaconstantupdraughtofventilationbetweenthekitchenandthechimneyflue,ignitionwascommunicatedfromthefaggotsofprecombustiblefueltopolyhedralmassesofbituminouscoal,containingincompressedmineralformthefoliatedfossiliseddeciduaofprimevalforestswhichhadinturnderivedtheirvegetativeexistencefromthesun,primalsourceofheat(radiant),transmittedthroughomnipresentluminiferousdiathermanousether.Heat(convected),amodeofmotiondevelopedbysuchcombustion,wasconstantlyandincreasinglyconveyedfromthesourceofcalorificationtotheliquidcontainedinthevessel,beingradiatedthroughtheunevenunpolisheddarksurfaceofthemetaliron,inpartreflected,inpartabsorbed,inparttransmitted,graduallyraisingthetemperatureofthewaterfromnormaltoboilingpoint,ariseintemperatureexpressibleastheresultofanexpenditureof72thermalunitsneededtoraise1poundofwaterfrom50°to212°Fahrenheit.
Whatannouncedtheaccomplishmentofthisriseintemperature?
Adoublefalciformejectionofwatervapourfromunderthekettlelidatbothsidessimultaneously.
ForwhatpersonalpurposecouldBloomhaveappliedthewatersoboiled?
Toshavehimself.
