It was hard to find a pretext for a quarrel with a man at once so calm and so perfectly sure of himself.
"We will not talk any more about it," said Brenton.

"I presume people here agree to differ, just as they did in the world we have both left." "Certainly, certainly," answered Ferris.

"Of course, you have just heard my opinion; but you will find myriads of others who do not share it with me.

You will meet a great many who are interested in the subject of communication with the world they have left.

You will, of course, excuse me when I say that I consider such endeavours not worth talking about." "Do you know any one who is interested in that sort of thing?
and can you give me an introduction to him ?" "Oh! for that matter," said Ferris, "you have had an introduction to one of the most enthusiastic investigators of the subject.