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of the earth�察�and so cause an EARTHQUAKE�拭�

     So the   steam  would escape   generally  easily�察 �and would   only  make   a 

passing   rattle�察  �like   the   earthquake   of   which   the   famous   jester   Charles 

Selwyn said that it was quite a young one�察�so tame that you might have 

stroked it�察�like that which I myself once felt in the Pyrenees�察�which gave 

me very solemn   thoughts after a  while�察�though   at first I did nothing but 

laugh at it�察�and I will tell you why。 

     I  was    travelling   in  the  Pyrenees�察    �and   I  came    one   evening    to  the 

loveliest spota glen�察�or rather a vast crack in the mountains�察�so narrow 

that   there   was   no   room   for   anything   at   the   bottom   of   it�察  �save   a   torrent 

roaring between walls of polished rock。              High above the torrent the road 

was   cut   out   among   the   cliffs�察  �and   above   the   road   rose   more   cliffs�察  �with 

great black cavern mouths�察�hundreds of feet above our heads�察�out of each 

of which poured in foaming waterfalls streams large enough to turn a mill�察�

and above them mountains piled on mountains�察�all covered with woods of 

box�察�which smelt rich and hot and musky in the warm spring air。                    Among 

the box´trees and fallen boulders grew hepaticas�察�blue and white and red�察�

such as you see in the garden�察�and little stars of gentian�察�more azure than 

the   azure   sky。   But   out   of   the   box´woods   above   rose   giant   silver   firs�察�

clothing the cliffs and glens with tall black spires�察�till they stood out at last 

in a jagged saw´edge against the purple evening sky�察�along the mountain 

ranges�察�thousands of feet aloft�察�and beyond them again�察�at the head of the 

valley�察�rose vast cones of virgin snow�察�miles away in reality�察�but looking so 



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brilliant and   so near   that   one fancied   at the   first   moment that   one   could 

have     touched     them    with    one's   hand。     Snow´       white    they   stood�察   �the 

glorious     things�察  �seven    thousand      feet  into  the   air�察 �and   I  watched     their 

beautiful white sides turn rose´ colour in the evening sun�察�and when he set�察�

fade   into   dull   cold   gray�察  �till   the   bright   moon   came   out   to   light   them   up 

once more。 When I was tired of wondering and admiring�察�I went into bed�察�

and there I had a dreamsuch a dream as Alice had when she went into 

Wonderlandsuch a dream as I dare say you may have had ere now。 Some 

noise   or   stir   puts   into   your   fancy   as   you   sleep   a   whole   long   dream   to 

account for it�察�and yet that dream�察�which seems to you to be hours long�察�

has not taken up a second of time�察�for the very same noise which begins 

the dream�察�wakes you at the end of it�此�and so it was with me。                      I dreamed 

that some English people had come into the hotel where I was�察�and were 

sleeping   in   the   room   underneath   me�察  �and   that   they   had   quarrelled   and 

fought�察�and broke their bed down with a tremendous crash�察�and that I must 

get up�察�and stop the fight�察�and at that moment I woke and heard coming up 

the valley from the north such a roar as I never heard before or since�察�as if 

a hundred   railway trains   were rolling   underground�察�and   just as   it   passed 

under   my   bed   there   was   a   tremendous   thump�察  �and   I   jumped   out   of   bed 

quicker than I ever did in my life�察�and heard the roaring sound die away as 

it rolled up the valley towards the peaks of snow。                 Still I had in my head 

this   notion   of   the   Englishmen   fighting   in   the   room   below。       But   then   I 

recollected that   no   Englishmen   had   come   in   the night   before�察 �and   that   I 

had   been   in   the   room   below�察  �and   that   there   was   no   bed   in   it。 Then   I 

opened my  windowa   woman   screamed�察 �a   dog barked�察 �some   cocks   and 

hens cackled in a very disturbed humour�察�and then I could hear nothing but 

the   roaring   of   the   torrent   a   hundred   feet   below。     And   then   it   flashed 

across me what all the noise was about�察�and I burst out laughing and said 

;It is only an earthquake�察─�and went to bed 

     Next   morning   I   inquired   whether   any   one   had   heard   a   noise。        No�察�

nobody had heard anything。              And the driver who had brought me up the 

valley only winked�察 �but did not   choose to speak。                 At last   at breakfast   I 

asked the pretty little maid who waited what was the meaning of the noise 

I   heard   in   the   night�察  �and   she   answered�察  �to   my   intense   amusement�察   �Ah� �



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bah�   �ce   n'etait   qu'un   tremblement   de   terre�察  �il   y   en   a   ici   toutes   les   six 

semaines。;       Now the secret was out。          The little maid�察�I found�察�came from 

the lowland   far   away�察  �and   did   not   mind   telling   the   truth�此 �but   the   good 

people of the place were afraid to let out that they had earthquakes every 

six weeks�察�for fear of frightening visitors away�此               �and because they were 

really very good people�察�and very kind to me�察�I shall not tell you what the 

name of the place is。 

     Of   course   after   that   I   could   do   no   less   than   ask   Madam   How�察  �very 

civilly�察  �how   she   made   earthquakes   in   that   particular   place�察  �hundreds   of 

miles   away   from   any   burning   mountain�拭          �And   this   was   the   answer   I 

THOUGHT she gave�察�though I am not so conceited as to say I am sure。 

     As I had come up the valley I had seen that the cliffs were all beautiful 

gray limestone marble�察�but just at this place they were replaced by granite�察�

such as you may see in London Bridge or at Aberdeen。                        I do not mean 

that the limestone changed to granite�察�but that the granite had risen up out 

of the bottom of the valley�察�and had carried the limestone ��I suppose�� up 

on its back hundreds of feet into the air。            Those caves with the waterfalls 

pouring from their mouths were all on one level�察�at the top of the granite�察�

and the bottom of the limestone。             That was to be expected�察�for�察�as I will 

explain to you some day�察�water can make caves easily in limestone�此                       �but 

never�察  �I   think�察  �in   granite。  But   I   knew   that   besides   these   cold   springs 

which came out of the caves�察�there were hot springs also�察�full of curious 

chemical salts�察�just below the very  house where   I was in。                  And when   I 

went to look at them�察�I found that they came out of the rock just where the 

limestone      and   the  granite    joined。    ;Ah�察─   �I  said�察  �now     I  think  I  have 

Madam How's answer。             The lid of one of her great steam boilers is rather 

shaky and cracked just here�察�because the granite has broken and torn the 

limestone   as   it   lifted   it   up�察  �and   here   is   the   hot   water   out   of   the   boiler 

actually oozing out of the crack�察�and the earthquake I heard last night was 

simply the steam rumbling and thumping inside�察�and trying to get out。; 

     And then�察�my dear child�察�I fell into a more serious mood。                     I said to 

myself�察 �If that stream had been a little�察�only a little stronger�察�or if the rock 

above   it   had   been   only   a   little   weaker�察  �it   would   have   been   no   laughing 

matter then�察�the village might have been shaken to the ground�察�the rocks 



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hurled into the torrent�察�jets of steam and of hot water�察�mixed�察�it may be�察�

with deadly gases�察�have   roared out of the   riven ground�察�that might have 

happened      here�察  �in  short�察  �which    has  happened      and   happens    still  in  a 

hundred places in the world�察�whenever the rocks are too weak to stand the 

pressure of the steam below�察�and the solid earth bursts as an engine boiler 

bursts when the steam within it is too strong。;             And when those thoughts 

came into my  mind�察�I was in no humour to jest any  more about ;young 

earthquakes�察─�or ;Madam How's boilers�察─�but rather to say with the wise 

man of old�察 �It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed。; 

     Most strange�察�most terrible also�察�are the tricks which this underground 

steam plays。      It will make the ground�察�which seems to us so hard and firm�察�

roll and rock in waves�察�till people are sea´ sick�察�as on board a ship�察�and 

that rocking motion ��which is the most common�� will often�察�when it is but 

slight�察  �set   the   bells   ringing   in   the   steeples�察  �or   m

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