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We
found
the
garden
more
charming
,
pellucid
,
and
inviting
than
ever
;
and
Jack
and
I
plunged
into
its
depths
and
gambolled
among
its
radiant
coral
groves
,
while
Peterkin
wallowed
at
the
surface
,
and
tried
occasionally
to
kick
us
as
we
passed
below
.
Having
dressed
,
I
then
hastened
to
the
tank
;
but
what
was
my
surprise
and
grief
to
find
nearly
all
the
animals
dead
,
and
the
water
in
a
putrid
condition
!
I
was
greatly
distressed
at
this
,
and
wondered
what
could
be
the
cause
of
it
.
"
Why
,
you
precious
humbug
!
"
said
Peterkin
,
coming
up
to
me
,
"
how
could
you
expect
it
to
be
otherwise
?
When
fishes
are
accustomed
to
live
in
the
Pacific
Ocean
,
how
can
you
expect
them
to
exist
in
a
hole
like
that
?
"
"
Indeed
,
Peterkin
,
"
I
replied
,
"
there
seems
to
be
truth
in
what
you
say
.
Nevertheless
,
now
I
think
of
it
,
there
must
be
some
error
in
your
reasoning
;
for
if
I
put
in
but
a
few
very
small
animals
,
they
will
bear
the
same
proportion
to
this
pond
that
the
millions
of
fish
bear
to
the
ocean
.
"
"
I
say
,
Jack
!
"
cried
Peterkin
,
waving
his
hand
;
"
come
here
,
like
a
good
fellow
.
Ralph
is
actually
talking
philosophy
.
Do
come
to
our
assistance
,
for
he
's
out
o
'
sight
beyond
me
already
!
"
"
What
's
the
matter
?
"
inquired
Jack
,
coming
up
,
while
he
endeavoured
to
scrub
his
long
hair
dry
with
a
towel
of
cocoa-nut
cloth
.
I
repeated
my
thoughts
to
Jack
,
who
,
I
was
happy
to
find
,
quite
agreed
with
me
.
"
The
best
plan
,
"
he
said
,
"
will
be
to
put
very
few
animals
at
first
into
your
tank
,
and
add
more
as
you
find
it
will
bear
them
.
And
look
here
,
"
he
added
,
pointing
to
the
sides
of
the
tank
,
which
,
for
the
space
of
two
inches
above
the
water-level
,
were
encrusted
with
salt
,
"
you
must
carry
your
philosophy
a
little
further
,
Ralph
.
That
water
has
evaporated
so
much
that
it
is
too
salt
for
anything
to
live
in
.
You
will
require
to
add
fresh
water
now
and
then
,
in
order
to
keep
it
at
the
same
degree
of
saltness
as
the
sea
.
"
"
Very
true
,
Jack
;
that
never
struck
me
before
,
"
said
I.
"
And
,
now
I
think
of
it
,
"
continued
Jack
,
"
it
seems
to
me
that
the
surest
way
of
arranging
your
tank
so
as
to
get
it
to
keep
pure
and
in
good
condition
will
be
to
imitate
the
ocean
in
it
;
in
fact
,
make
it
a
miniature
Pacific
.
I
do
n't
see
how
you
can
hope
to
succeed
unless
you
do
that
.
"
"
Most
true
,
"
said
I
,
pondering
what
my
companion
said
.
"
But
I
fear
that
that
will
be
very
difficult
.
"
