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Geological Studies in Situ

           Therewashopeinthis.Everystepconfirmedmeinit,andIwasrejoicingatthethoughtofmeetingmylittleGräubenagain.

           Bymiddaytherewasachangeintheappearanceofthiswallofthegallery.Inoticeditbyadiminutionoftheamountoflightreflectedfromthesides;solidrockwasappearingintheplaceofthelavacoating.Themasswascomposedofinclinedandsometimesverticalstrata.Wewerepassingthroughrocksofthetransitionorsiluriansystem.

           "Itisevident,"Icried,"themarinedepositsformedinthesecondperiod,theseshales,limestones,andsandstones.Weareturningawayfromtheprimarygranite.WearejustasifwewerepeopleofHamburggoingtoLubeckbywayofHanover!"

           Ihadbetterhavekeptmyobservationstomyself.Butmygeologicalinstinctwasstrongerthanmyprudence,anduncleLiedenbrockheardmyexclamation.

           "What’sthatyouaresaying?"heasked.

           "See,"Isaid,pointingtothevariedseriesofsandstonesandlimestones,andthefirstindicationofslate.

           "Well?"

           "Weareattheperiodwhenthefirstplantsandanimalsappeared."

           "Doyouthinkso?"

           "Lookclose,andexamine."

           IobligedtheProfessortomovehislampoverthewallsofthegallery.Iexpectedsomesignsofastonishment;buthespokenotaword,andwenton.

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