Art and Science 



The turtle obviously had no sense of pro- 

 portion ; it differed so widely from myself that 

 I could not comprehend it ; and as this word 

 occurred to me, it occurred also that until my 

 body comprehended its body in a physical 

 material sense, neither would my mind be 

 able to comprehend its mind with any 

 thoroughness. For unity of mind can only 

 be consummated by unity of body ; every- 

 thing, therefore, must be in some respects 

 both knave and fool to all that which has not 

 eaten it, or by which it has not been eaten. 

 As long as the turtle was in the window and I 

 in the street outside, there was no chance of 

 our comprehending one another. 



Nevertheless I knew that I could get it to 

 agree with me if I could so effectually button- 

 hole and fasten on to it as to eat it. Most 

 men have an easy method with turtle soup, 

 and I had no misgiving but that if I could 

 bring my first premise to bear I should prove 

 the better reasoner. My difficulty lay in this 

 initial process, for I had not with me the 

 argument that would alone compel Mr. Sweet- 

 ing to think that I ought to be allowed to 



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