\"Oh，myGod！\"hesaid。Butthenextinstanthisheadlifteditself。\"Itisthemysteryoftheworld——thisthing。Atidalwavegatheringitselfmountainhighandcrashingdownuponone’shelplessnessmightbeaseasilydefied。Itissupposedtodisperse，Ibelieve。Thathasbeensaidsooftenthattheremustbetruthinit。Intwentyorthirtyorfortyyearsoneistoldonewillhavegotoverit。Butonemustlivethroughtheyears——onemustLIVEthroughthem——andthechieffeatureofone’smadnessisthatoneisconvincedthattheywilllastforever。\"
\"Goon，\"saidMr。Penzance，becausehehadpausedandstoodbitinghislip。\"Sayallthatyoufeelinclinedtosay。
Itisthebestthingyoucando。Ihavenevergonethroughthismyself，butIhaveseenandknowntheamazingnessofitformanyyears。Ihaveseenitcomeandgo。\"
\"Canyouimagine，\"MountDunstansaid，\"thatthemostdamnablethoughtofall——whenamanispassingthroughit——
isthepossibilityofitsGOING？Anythingelseratherthantheknowledgethatyearscouldchangeordeathcouldendit！