Part 30 (2/2)
”What's that for, Mr Collier?” queried Colin, again
”No two people see color values just alike,” was the reply, ”and while of course I don't expect you to ree, we are nearly sure to have exactly the right shade”
”But if they don't?”
”Then we have two color conceptions, and it is easy for a third person to say which looks the most real to him Early Bird, for exah, of course, he could not describe the color”
”Then we're co back here to-morrow?”
”If the wind is suitable, yes”
Colin was si but had to be content with the promise that he could see it as soon as he had done the duplicate, and not before, as hehome that day they dropped as a marker a heavy lead disk about six inches across, painted white, to which was attached a buoy, so that they could find the identical place again; and the following , when they came out, the buoy was picked up without difficulty and the boat moored as before
The second day on the reefs was an exact counterpart of the first, except that Colin found it lass To look down at a picture which was reflected sidewise ht the knack Also, shadows under the water did not behave the saiven to it, and though the boy had a headache when evening came, he had turned out a very respectable piece of work The fun ca them
”You're somewhat of an impressionist,” the curator said, as he examined Colin's two pictures carefully, ”and you've succeeded inyour sketches look more submarine than I have But I think your perspective is all out”
”I was afraid that it was,” the boy replied, ”though I tried hard to get it”
”What do you think of them, Early Bird?” the museum expert asked, ”I won't tell you which is which”
The boatence and alertness characteristic of the Beroverned under British rule, examined the four pictures carefully and then said:
”Wa'al, sah, Ah think Ah like these two the best”
He handed back Mr Collier's drawing of the reef from the side and the boy's sketch of the reef taken froht, Early Bird,” the scientist said, laughing, ”the lad beat s away in the portfolio he added, ”And noe'll see how near we both ca”
”How?” queried the boy
”We'll search a while for perfect specioing to scour the reefs for fine specimens of coral, sea-anemones, sea-whips, black rods, purple fans, and all the rest of them Those that we can preserve ill, but the sea-anear's Island, where they have sonificent specimens”
[Illustration: THE GORGEOUS SUBMARINE WORLD
Golden sea-anees, and corals upon the white sea-sand
_Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, N Y_]
[Illustration: THE GARDENS OF THE SEA
Where purple sea-fans wave under the crystal water Note the angel-fish and various forms of coral
_Courtesy of the Alass, you mean?” queried Colin ”I should like to see how that's done”
”Come to my laboratory in New York some time and I'll show you,” his companion answered, ”but I can't do that here I have a specially prepared black paper here and I'll copy solass froo with you to-o out alone”