Chapter

 1 3|         you, sir, will go to see Planchette," he added, "the celebrated
 2 3|    naturalist and hurried off to Planchette, leaving the worthy Lavrille
 3 3|         such a fantastic brute! ~Planchette was a tall, thin man, a
 4 3|     rather superciliously," said Planchette. "They all talk to us pretty
 5 3|      Quite absorbed by his idea, Planchette took an empty flower-pot,
 6 3|    telling some wonderful story. Planchette put the clay down upon the
 7 3|       they reproduce here," said Planchette, indicating to Raphael the
 8 3|          simple," said Raphael. ~Planchette smiled again. ~"In other
 9 3|    elevating power. ~"Now," said Planchette, as he gave a fillip to
10 3|          be exceedingly useful," Planchette replied. "We will go to
11 3|         in great spirits to find Planchette, and together they set out
12 3|     leisure the great press that Planchette had told him about. He admired
13 3|      deuce!" exclaimed Raphael. ~Planchette himself slipped the piece
14 3|      waterspout. ~"Ha!" remarked Planchette serenely, "the piece of
15 3|      much as a mark on it!" said Planchette, stroking the perverse bit
16 3|       Spieghalter, and Professor Planchette stood in the midst of the
17 3|     Valentin was left alone with Planchette in the empty workshop. ~"
18 3| laboratory. ~"Well, old friend," Planchette began, seeing Japhet in
19 3|        young man." ~"Here," said Planchette, addressing the chemist, "
20 3|          o'clock in the evening. Planchette, Japhet, and Raphael, unaware
21 3|        there would laugh at us," Planchette remarked to the chemist,
22 3|       like a biscuit!" commented Planchette. ~"I believe in the devil,"
23 3|           And I in God," replied Planchette. ~Each spoke in character.
24 3|         live? They have no idea. Planchette was more straightforward