Don Ramon
I believe it is because they are lighter than the air.
Quinola Not at all! They are heavy as well as light, for the water that is in them ends by falling as flat as a fool. I don't like water, do you?
Don Ramon
I have a great respect for it.
Quinola I see that we are made for each other. The clouds rise to such a height, because they are vapor, and are also attracted by the force of the cold upper air.
Don Ramon
That may be true. I will write a treatise on the subject.
Quinola My grandson states this in the formula R plus O. And as there is much water in the air, we simply say O plus O, which is a new binomial.
Don Ramon
A new binomial!
Quinola
Yes, an X, if you like it better.
Don Ramon
X, ah yes, I understand!
Fontanares (aside)
What a donkey!