"Yes, but water decomposed into its primitive elements," replied Cyrus Harding, "and decomposed doubtless, by electricity, which will then have become a powerful and manageable force, for all great discoveries, by some inexplicable laws, appear to agree and become complete at the same time.
–Sí, amigo mío –repuso Ciro Smith–; agua descompuesta sin duda por la electricidad y que llegará a ser entonces una fuerza poderosa y manejable. Todos los grandes descubrimientos, por una ley inexplicable, parece que se encadenan y se completan en el momento oportuno.