Chapter 6

TUTOR.—It does so; and you may probably have observed the same apparent enlargement of the moon at its rising.

WILLIAM.—I have; but pray what is the reason of this?

TUTOR.—It is an optical deception, depending upon principles which I cannot well explain to you, till you know more of that branch of science. But what a number of new ideas this afternoon’s walk has afforded you. I do not wonder that you found it amusing, and it has been very instructive too. Did you see (S. 48, N. 2) nothing of all these sights, Robert?

ROBERT.—I saw some of them, but I did not take particular notice of them.

TUTOR.—Why not?

ROBERT.—I do not know. I did not care about them; and I made the best of my way home.

TUTOR.—That would have been (App. § 33) right, if you had been sent on a message; but as you only walked for amusement, it would have been wiser to have sought out as many sources of it as possible. But as it is: one man walks through the world with the eyes open, and another with them shut, and upon this difference depends all the superiority the one acquires above the other. I have known sailors who have been in all the quarters of the world, and could tell you nothing but the signs of the tippling houses they frequented in different ports, and the price and quality of the liquor. On the other hand, a Franklin could not even cross the Channel without making some observation useful to mankind. While many a vacant, thoughtless youth is whirled throughout Europe, without gaining a single idea worth crossing a street for, the observing eye and inquiring mind find matter of improvement and delight in every ramble in town or country. Do you then, William, continue to make use of your eyes; and you, Robert, learn that eyes were given you to use.—DR. AIKIN.

= Quite right.

of — rising, +beim Aufgange des Mondes+.

= Yes.

= interesting.

and — home = and went home as quickly as possible.

if — message, +hätte man dich ausgeschickt, um eine Besorgung zu verrichten+.

to walk for amusement, +einen Spaziergang machen+.

to — possible, +hättest du denselben so viel wie möglich auszubeuten gesucht+.

+Es ist aber nun einmal so+; one man, +der eine+; another, +der andere+.

and just (+gerade+).

= the great.

+Schiffer.+

and — but, +dennoch aber von nichts anderem zu erzählen wußten, als von+.

= visited.

+Andererseits hingegen.+

Use the attributive construction.

+ganz Europa durchfliegt.+

+sich an´eignen.+

worth — for = for (+wegen+) which it would have been worth while to go over the street.

+zur Belehrung und zum Genusse+. The words ‘in every ramble’ must be placed after ‘mind’.

Section 207.

THE KING AND THE MILLER.