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M. Oppert: Also the stone was examined by Schoolcraft. He gave his opinion for genuineness. Or there's only one process, and "see-saw" is one of its aspects. Three or four fat experts on the side against us. We find four or five plump ones on our side. Or all that we call logic and reasoning ends up as sheer preponderance of avoirdupois. Then several philologists came out in favor of genuineness. Some of them translated the inscription. Of course, as we have said, it is our method--or the method of orthodoxy--way in which all conclusions are reached--to have some awfully eminent, or preponderantly plump, authorities with us whenever we can--in this case, however, we feel just a little apprehensive in being caught in such excellently obese, but somewhat negativized, company: Translation by M. Jombard: "Thy orders are laws: thou shinest in impetuous elan and rapid chamois." M. Maurice Schwab: "The chief of Emigration who reached these places (or this island) has fixed these characters forever." "The grave of one who was assassinated here. May God, to revenge him, strike his murderer, cutting off the hand of his existence." | like the first one best. | have such a vivid impression from it of someone polishing up brass or something, and in an awful hurry. Of course the third is more dramatic--still they're all very good. They are perturbations of one another, | suppose.