Accustomed to go far into the regions of scientific reality, he would not allow himself to be drawn into the regions of the strange and almost of the supernatural; but yet how to explain why Top, one of those sensible dogs who never waste their time in barking at the moon, should persist in trying with scent and hearing to fathom this abyss, if there was nothing there to cause his uneasiness?
Hiszen a kutya szokatlanul értelmes állat, sohasem pocsékolja arra az idejét, hogy a holdat ugassa, most azonban folytonosan csak a kutat fürkészi, ott fülel, szimatol körülötte. Ha csakugyan semmi sincs a kút fenekén, vajon mi kelti föl nyugtalanságát?