J.—When I think that you will be my wife, and I your husband! What will be our destiny!
V.—The equation being given you are looking for the unknown quantity. Like you, I shall await the co-efficient.
J. (Who is determined to follow out his own thoughts)—With the world of constellations above us, and nature surrounding us, admire with me those orbs sending us their pure light. Look up there at that star.
V.—It is Allioth, neighbor to the polar star. They are nearing the cosmical moment, and if we remain here a few moments longer the occultation will take place.
J. (Resignedly.)—And there those thousands of stars.
V.—It is the galaxy. Admire also the syzygy of those orbs.
J. (Exhausted.)—And the moon; do you see the moon?
V.—It is at its zenith; it will be at its nadir in fifteen days, unless there are any occultations in the movements of that satellite.
J.—How happy I am!
(They go indoors.)