It took me an hour to get." "There's nothing in that empty jar," said Pilbury, laughing.

"Isn't there, though ?" said Philpot; "it's full." "You mean to say that jar's full of something," said Cusack.

"Look here, don't you try to stuff us up.

What's the use of saying it's full when it's empty ?" "It's full of gas, I tell you," said Philpot.

"Don't you talk till you know." This rebuke somewhat silenced the two devotees of science, who, however, continued to regard the jar sceptically and rather contemptuously.
Philpot next dived into a drawer and drew from it a large cork, through which passed a long wire having a small cup at the lower end.
"Now look out," he said.
He proceeded to shovel the small piece of phosphorus into the little cup under the cork, and drawing it out of the water, applied a light.