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"That's a natural enough question, but my notion is that nearly all the snow or rain that we get here comes from the temperate zones. THAT'S A NATURAL ENOUGH QUESTION BUT MY NOTION IS THAT NEARLY ALL THE SNOW OR RAIN THAT WE GET HERE COMES FROM THE TEMPERATE ZONES
udes, it snows nine days out of ten even in April and May; ay, and in June as well. The ice here, in some parts, cannot be less than between thirty and forty feet thick." "That sounds reassuring, at all events." said Johnson. "Yes, we're not like the skaters on the Serpentine--always in danger of falling through. This ice is strong enough to bear the weight of the Custom House in Liverpool, or the Houses of Parliament in Westminster." "Can they reckon pretty nearly what ice will bear, Mr. Clawbonny?" asked the old sailor, always eager for information. "What can't be reckoned now-a-days? Yes, ice two inches thick will bear a man; three and a half inches, a man on horse-back; five inches, an eight pounder; eight inches, field artillery; and ten inches, a whole army." "It is difficult to conceive of such a power of resistance, but you were speaking of the incessant snow just now, and I cannot help wondering where it comes from, for the water all round is frozen, and what makes the clouds? LWAYS GETTING THICKER TOO FOR IN THESE LATITUDES IT SNOWS NINE DAYS OUT OF TEN EVEN IN APRIL AND MAY AY AND IN JUNE AS WELL THE ICE HERE IN SOME PARTS CANNOT BE LESS THAN BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY FEET THICK THAT SOUNDS REASSURING AT ALL EVENTS SAID JOHNSON YES WE'RE NOT LIKE THE SKATERS ON THE SERPENTINE ALWAYS IN DANGER OF FALLING THROUGH THIS ICE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO BEAR THE WEIGHT OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE IN LIVERPOOL OR THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN WESTMINSTER CAN THEY RECKON PRETTY NEARLY WHAT ICE WILL BEAR MISTER CLAWBONNY ASKED THE OLD SAILOR ALWAYS EAGER FOR INFORMATION WHAT CAN'T BE RECKONED NOWADAYS YES ICE TWO INCHES THICK WILL BEAR A MAN THREE AND A HALF INCHES A MAN ON HORSEBACK FIVE INCHES AND EIGHT POUNDER EIGHT INCHES FIELD ARTILLERY AND TEN INCHES A WHOLE ARMY IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE OF SUCH A POWER OF RESISTANCE BUT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF THE INCESSANT SNOW JUST NOW AND I CANNOT HELP WONDERING WHERE IT COMES FROM FOR THE WATER ALL ROUND IS FROZEN AND WHAT MAKES THE CLOUDS
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