Uxmoorlookedgrave。Vizardaffectedtodoubttheirauthenticity。Hesaid,\"Youmaynotknowit,butIamazoologist,andtheseareantediluvianeccentricitiesthathavelongceasedtoembellishtheworldwelivein。Fie!MissGale。Downwithanachronisms。\"
MissGalesmiled,andadmittedthatoneortwooftheprodigiesresembledantediluvianmonsters,butsaidoracularlythatnaturewasfondofproducingthesamethingonalargescaleandasmallscale,anditwasquitepossiblethesmalltypeofantediluvianmonstermighthavesurvivedthelarge。
\"Thatismostingenious,\"saidVizard;\"butitdoesnotaccountforthisfellow。Heisnotanantediluvian;heisabarefacedmodern,forheisA
STEAMENGINE。\"
Thiscausedalaugh,forthecreaturehadaperpendicularneck,likeafunnel,thatroseoutofabodylikeahorizontalcylinder。