"I know, simply hinting that I was senseless and vulgar."
"I never——"
"I know. Shall we change the subject—what's all this?"
"Please come and help us," said Miss Morgan, coming up. "We've got the astronomical telescope, and we can't make head or tail of it."
Miss Pursehouse rose and approached the group surrounding an astronomical telescope that stood on the lawn. It was trained on the moon, and Hamilton-Cox, with a hand over one eye and the other eye at the eyepiece, was making an observation.
"Sometimes I can see stars, and sometimes nothing. I can't see the moon at all."
"Shut the other eye," said Lambert.
"Perhaps," said Miss Pursehouse, "if you remove the cap from the telescope you will be able to see better. A very simple thing sometimes cures blindness."