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Whether
Michel
Ardan
's
antagonist
hazarded
any
further
arguments
or
not
it
is
impossible
to
say
,
for
the
uproarious
shouts
of
the
crowd
would
not
allow
any
expression
of
opinion
to
gain
a
hearing
.
On
silence
being
restored
,
the
triumphant
orator
contented
himself
with
adding
the
following
remarks
:
"
Gentlemen
,
you
will
observe
that
I
have
but
slightly
touched
upon
this
great
question
.
There
is
another
altogether
different
line
of
argument
in
favor
of
the
habitability
of
the
stars
,
which
I
omit
for
the
present
.
I
only
desire
to
call
attention
to
one
point
.
To
those
who
maintain
that
the
planets
are
not
inhabited
one
may
reply
:
You
might
be
perfectly
in
the
right
,
if
you
could
only
show
that
the
earth
is
the
best
possible
world
,
in
spite
of
what
Voltaire
has
said
.
She
has
but
one
satellite
,
while
Jupiter
,
Uranus
,
Saturn
,
Neptune
have
each
several
,
an
advantage
by
no
means
to
be
despised
.
But
that
which
renders
our
own
globe
so
uncomfortable
is
the
inclination
of
its
axis
to
the
plane
of
its
orbit
.
Hence
the
inequality
of
days
and
nights
;
hence
the
disagreeable
diversity
of
the
seasons
On
the
surface
of
our
unhappy
spheroid
we
are
always
either
too
hot
or
too
cold
;
we
are
frozen
in
winter
,
broiled
in
summer
;
it
is
the
planet
of
rheumatism
,
coughs
,
bronchitis
;
while
on
the
surface
of
Jupiter
,
for
example
,
where
the
axis
is
but
slightly
inclined
,
the
inhabitants
may
enjoy
uniform
temperatures
.
It
possesses
zones
of
perpetual
springs
,
summers
,
autumns
,
and
winters
;
every
Jovian
may
choose
for
himself
what
climate
he
likes
,
and
there
spend
the
whole
of
his
life
in
security
from
all
variations
of
temperature
.
You
will
,
I
am
sure
,
readily
admit
this
superiority
of
Jupiter
over
our
own
planet
,
to
say
nothing
of
his
years
,
which
each
equal
twelve
of
ours
!
Under
such
auspices
and
such
marvelous
conditions
of
existence
,
it
appears
to
me
that
the
inhabitants
of
so
fortunate
a
world
must
be
in
every
respect
superior
to
ourselves
.
All
we
require
,
in
order
to
attain
such
perfection
,
is
the
mere
trifle
of
having
an
axis
of
rotation
less
inclined
to
the
plane
of
its
orbit
!
"
"
Hurrah
!
"
roared
an
energetic
voice
,
"
let
us
unite
our
efforts
,
invent
the
necessary
machines
,
and
rectify
the
earth
's
axis
!
"
A
thunder
of
applause
followed
this
proposal
,
the
author
of
which
was
,
of
course
,
no
other
than
J.
T.
Maston
.
And
,
in
all
probability
,
if
the
truth
must
be
told
,
if
the
Yankees
could
only
have
found
a
point
of
application
for
it
,
they
would
have
constructed
a
lever
capable
of
raising
the
earth
and
rectifying
its
axis
.
It
was
just
this
deficiency
which
baffled
these
daring
mechanicians
.
As
soon
as
the
excitement
had
subsided
,
the
following
words
were
heard
uttered
in
a
strong
and
determined
voice
:
"
Now
that
the
speaker
has
favored
us
with
so
much
imagination
,
would
he
be
so
good
as
to
return
to
his
subject
,
and
give
us
a
little
practical
view
of
the
question
?
"
All
eyes
were
directed
toward
the
person
who
spoke
.
He
was
a
little
dried-up
man
,
of
an
active
figure
,
with
an
American
"
goatee
"
beard
.
Profiting
by
the
different
movements
in
the
crowd
,
he
had
managed
by
degrees
to
gain
the
front
row
of
spectators
.
There
,
with
arms
crossed
and
stern
gaze
,
he
watched
the
hero
of
the
meeting
.
After
having
put
his
question
he
remained
silent
,
and
appeared
to
take
no
notice
of
the
thousands
of
looks
directed
toward
himself
,
nor
of
the
murmur
of
disapprobation
excited
by
his
words
.
Meeting
at
first
with
no
reply
,
he
repeated
his
question
with
marked
emphasis
,
adding
,
"
We
are
here
to
talk
about
the
moon
and
not
about
the
earth
.
"
"
You
are
right
,
sir
,
"
replied
Michel
Ardan
;
"
the
discussion
has
become
irregular
.
We
will
return
to
the
moon
.
"
"
Sir
,
"
said
the
unknown
,
"
you
pretend
that
our
satellite
is
inhabited
.
Very
good
,
but
if
Selenites
do
exist
,
that
race
of
beings
assuredly
must
live
without
breathing
,
for
--
I
warn
you
for
your
own
sake
--
there
is
not
the
smallest
particle
of
air
on
the
surface
of
the
moon
.
"
