Quinola The rest is a mere trifle. The tube receives the water which by some means or other, has been changed to cloud. This cloud is bound to rise and the resulting force is immense.
Don Ramon
Immense, why immense?
Quinola Immense—in that it is natural, since man—pay particular attention to this—does not create force—
Don Ramon
Very good, then how—?
Quinola He borrows it from nature; to invent, is to borrow. Then—by means of certain pistons—for in mechanics—you know—
Don Ramon
Yes, senor, I know mechanics.
Quinola Very good! The method of applying a force is child's play, a trifle, a matter of detail, as in the turnspit—
Don Ramon
Ah! He employs the turnspit then?
Quinola There are two here, and the force is such that it raises the mountains, which skip like rams—as was predicted by King David.
Don Ramon
Senor, you are perfectly right, the clouds, that is, the water—