\"Yes。\"
\"Well,makeready,Iamabouttopronounceyourname,\"saidtheProfessor。
Iappliedmyearclosetothesidesofthecavernousgallery,andassoonastheword\"Harry\"reachedmyear,Iturnedroundand,placingmylipstothewall,repeatedthesound。
\"Fortyseconds,\"saidmyuncle。\"Therehaselapsedfortysecondsbetweenthetwowords。Thesound,therefore,takestwentysecondstoascend。Now,allowingathousandandtwentyfeetforeverysecond-
wehavetwentythousandfourhundredfeet-aleagueandahalfandone-eighth。\"