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He
was
very
anxious
to
have
more
detailed
information
of
what
he
called
this
extraordinary
state
of
affairs
,
for
from
the
solidity
of
the
earth
there
had
always
been
a
disposition
to
regard
it
as
uninhabitable
.
He
endeavoured
first
to
ascertain
the
extremes
of
temperature
to
which
we
earth
beings
were
exposed
,
and
he
was
deeply
interested
by
my
descriptive
treatment
of
clouds
and
rain
.
His
imagination
was
assisted
by
the
fact
that
the
lunar
atmosphere
in
the
outer
galleries
of
the
night
side
is
not
infrequently
very
foggy
.
He
seemed
inclined
to
marvel
that
we
did
not
find
the
sunlight
too
intense
for
our
eyes
,
and
was
interested
in
my
attempt
to
explain
that
the
sky
was
tempered
to
a
bluish
colour
through
the
refraction
of
the
air
,
though
I
doubt
if
he
clearly
understood
that
.
I
explained
how
the
iris
of
the
human
eyes
can
contract
the
pupil
and
save
the
delicate
internal
structure
from
the
excess
of
sunlight
,
and
was
allowed
to
approach
within
a
few
feet
of
the
Presence
in
order
that
this
structure
might
be
seen
.
This
led
to
a
comparison
of
the
lunar
and
terrestrial
eyes
.
The
former
is
not
only
excessively
sensitive
to
such
light
as
men
can
see
,
but
it
can
also
see
heat
,
and
every
difference
in
temperature
within
the
moon
renders
objects
visible
to
it
.
"
The
iris
was
quite
a
new
organ
to
the
Grand
Lunar
.
For
a
time
he
amused
himself
by
flashing
his
rays
into
my
face
and
watching
my
pupils
contract
.
As
a
consequence
,
I
was
dazzled
and
blinded
for
some
little
time
...
"
But
in
spite
of
that
discomfort
I
found
something
reassuring
by
insensible
degrees
in
the
rationality
of
this
business
of
question
and
answer
.
I
could
shut
my
eyes
,
think
of
my
answer
,
and
almost
forget
that
the
the
Grand
Lunar
has
no
face
...
"
When
I
had
descended
again
to
my
proper
place
the
Grand
Lunar
asked
how
we
sheltered
ourselves
from
heat
and
storms
,
and
I
expounded
to
him
the
arts
of
building
and
furnishing
.
Here
we
wandered
into
misunderstandings
and
cross-purposes
,
due
largely
,
I
must
admit
,
to
the
looseness
of
my
expressions
.
For
a
long
time
I
had
great
difficulty
in
making
him
understand
the
nature
of
a
house
.
To
him
and
his
attendant
Selenites
it
seemed
,
no
doubt
,
the
most
whimsical
thing
in
the
world
that
men
should
build
houses
when
they
might
descend
into
excavations
,
and
an
additional
complication
was
introduced
by
the
attempt
I
made
to
explain
that
men
had
originally
begun
their
homes
in
caves
,
and
that
they
were
now
taking
their
railways
and
many
establishments
beneath
the
surface
.
Here
I
think
a
desire
for
intellectual
completeness
betrayed
me
.
There
was
also
a
considerable
tangle
due
to
an
equally
unwise
attempt
on
my
part
to
explain
about
mines
.
Dismissing
this
topic
at
last
in
an
incomplete
state
,
the
Grand
Lunar
inquired
what
we
did
with
the
interior
of
our
globe
.
"
A
tide
of
twittering
and
piping
swept
into
the
remotest
corners
of
that
great
assembly
when
it
was
at
last
made
clear
that
we
men
know
absolutely
nothing
of
the
contents
of
the
world
upon
which
the
immemorial
generations
of
our
ancestors
had
been
evolved
.
Three
times
had
I
to
repeat
that
of
all
the
4000
miles
of
distance
between
the
earth
and
its
centre
men
knew
only
to
the
depth
of
a
mile
,
and
that
very
vaguely
.
I
understood
the
Grand
Lunar
to
ask
why
had
I
come
to
the
moon
seeing
we
had
scarcely
touched
our
own
planet
yet
,
but
he
did
not
trouble
me
at
that
time
to
proceed
to
an
explanation
,
being
too
anxious
to
pursue
the
details
of
this
mad
inversion
of
all
his
ideas
.
"
He
reverted
to
the
question
of
weather
,
and
I
tried
to
describe
the
perpetually
changing
sky
,
and
snow
,
and
frost
and
hurricanes
.
'
But
when
the
night
comes
,
'
he
asked
,
'
is
it
not
cold
?
'
"
I
told
him
it
was
colder
than
by
day
.
"'
And
does
not
your
atmosphere
freeze
?
'
