Afewsecondsthus，thenthetornadoconquered，orelserosehigherinpartialdefeat，fortheirprogresswasresumed，andcomparativequietreignedagain。
Thehighercloudscurvedbackward，affordingawiderviewoftheheavensfarabove，and，asalleyesturnedinstinctivelyinthatdirection，Brunoinvoluntarilyexclaimed：
\"Stilldaylight！Ithought——howlonghasthislasted？\"
\"It’sthemiddleo’nextweek；noless！\"positivelyaffirmedhisbrother。\"Don’ttellme！We’vebeeninhereasolidmonth，bymywatch！\"
Insteadofmakingreplysuchasmighthavebeenexpectedfromoneofhismathematicalexactness，ProfessorFeatherwitgaveacryofdismay，whilehurriedlymovingtoandfrointheircontractedquarters，forthetimebeingforgetfulofallotherthanthis，hisgreatloss。