— Μια στιγμή! Πιστεύετε, πως η γης ήτανε πρώτα θάλασσα, όπως διατείνεται αυτό το χοντρό βιβλίο του καπετάνιου;
"Now we are upon this subject," said Candide, "do you think that the earth was originally sea, as we read in that great book which belongs to the captain of the ship?"