Let him sleep, if he will, until nine o'clock; then bring him here again; but let him have no supper until after I have done with him." "Nine o'clock to-night! Why, do you know, that takes away another day?
There will only want eight clear days to Christmas Eve." "I can't help that, sir," said the little professor, testily; "you should have come before.

But that is the way.

Our science, which is really the queen of sciences, is disregarded; only one here and there comes to us, and then we are treated as no other scientific man would be treated.

Never mind, our day will come.

One day all the sciences shall bow the knee to us, for we are the real interpreters of the mysteries of nature." I apologized for my impatience, which he gravely accepted, and then woke Simon from his sleep.
"Where am I ?" cried Simon.