Nay,thatistheonlydifficultyinbelievingthestory,
rejoinedtheguide。Itseemsunreasonabletogiveananimalthatlivesinthewaterwings,whichseeminglycanbeofnousetoit。
Anddoyousupposethatthefishesaresuchassesastoflyaboutunderwater,whentheyareoncefairlyfittedoutwithwings?
Nay,Iknownothingofthematter。butthatfishshouldflyintheairseemsmorecontrarytonatur’still,thanthatthe’yshouldflyintheirownelement——thatinwhichtheywerebornandbroughtup,asonemightsay。
Somuchforcontractedideas,Magnet。Thefishflyoutofwatertorunawayfromtheirenemiesinthewater。