"If I could only wash it in a solution of sulphuric acid," pursued my uncle, "I should be able to clear it from all the earthy particles and the shells which are incrusted about it.
«Si je pouvais le laver dans une solution d'acide sulfurique, dit encore mon oncle, j'en ferais disparaître toutes les parties terreuses et ces coquillages resplendissants qui sont incrustés en lui.