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The tinder was fetched, and held beneath the lens so as to catch the rays in full power. In a few seconds it took fire, to Johnson's rapturous delight. He danced about like an idiot, almost beside himself with joy, and shouted, "Hurrah! hurrah!" THE TINDER WAS FETCHED AND HELD BENEATH THE LENS SO AS TO CATCH THE RAYS IN FULL POWER IN A FEW SECONDS IT TOOK FIRE TO JOHNSON'S RAPTUROUS DELIGHT HE DANCED ABOUT LIKE AN IDIOT ALMOST BESIDE HIMSELF WITH JOY AND SHOUTED HURRAH HURRAH
k that would do?" "Why not? All that is needed is to collect the sun's rays into one common focus, and ice will serve that purpose as well as the finest crystal." "Is it possible?" said Johnson. "Yes, only I should like fresh water ice, it is harder and more transparent than the other." "There it is to your hand, if I am not much mistaken," said Johnson, pointing to a hummock close by. [Illustration: ] "I fancy that is fresh water, from the dark look of it, and the green tinge." "You are right. Bring your hatchet, Johnson." A good-sized piece was soon cut off, about a foot in diameter, and the Doctor set to work. He began by chopping it into rough shape with the hatchet; then he operated upon it more carefully with his knife, making as smooth a surface as possible, and finished the polishing process with his fingers, rubbing away until he had obtained as transparent a lens as if it had been made of magnificent crystal. The sun was shining brilliantly enough for the Doctor's experiment. ONE HOW ASKED JOHNSON WITH A PIECE OF ICE WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD DO WHY NOT ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS TO COLLECT THE SUN'S RAYS INTO ONE COMMON FOCUS AND ICE WILL SERVE THAT PURPOSE AS WELL AS THE FINEST CRYSTAL IS IT POSSIBLE SAID JOHNSON YES ONLY I SHOULD LIKE FRESH WATER ICE IT IS HARDER AND MORE TRANSPARENT THAN THE OTHER THERE IT IS TO YOUR HAND IF I AM NOT MUCH MISTAKEN SAID JOHNSON POINTING TO A HUMMOCK CLOSE BY I FANCY THAT IS FRESH WATER FROM THE DARK LOOK OF IT AND THE GREEN TINGE YOU ARE RIGHT BRING YOUR HATCHET JOHNSON A GOOD SIZED PIECE WAS SOON CUT OFF ABOUT A FOOT IN DIAMETER AND THE DOCTOR SET TO WORK HE BEGAN BY CHOPPING IT INTO ROUGH SHAPE WITH THE HATCHET THEN HE OPERATED UPON IT MORE CAREFULLY WITH HIS KNIFE MAKING AS SMOOTH A SURFACE AS POSSIBLE AND FINISHED THE POLISHING PROCESS WITH HIS FINGERS RUBBING AWAY UNTIL HE HAD OBTAINED AS TRANSPARENT A LENS AS IF IT HAD BEEN MADE OF MAGNIFICENT CRYSTAL THE SUN WAS SHINING BRILLIANTLY ENOUGH FOR THE DOCTOR'S EXPERIMENT
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