The prince followed it, and taking off his crown, he hung it on the tree; then he lay down by the brook and went to sleep, while the goose crouched down beside him, and the eleven other geese stayed a little distance off, none of them allowing a soul to pass them.
Tina looked around, and saw in the distance what at first she thought was a pile of very bright clouds, but, as she looked, she saw that it was a palace, that glittered as if made of sunlight.
“That is where King Caloric lives,” said her companion.
Just then two men passed, going different ways. One was carrying a lamp that twinkled like a star, and the other had two or three vessels from which smoke seemed to come, as if there were fire inside.
They both looked in the direction of the sleeping prince, and one of them said to the other:
“What is heat?”
“The sensation of warmth,” was the reply.
“What is caloric?”
“A subtle, invisible fluid,” and his voice died away.
“What on earth do they say ‘Familiar Science’ for?” said Tina.