Off on a Comet Book 2 Chapter 2

In which a mysterious stranger’s arrival stirs little interest among the indifferent colonists, yet kindles curiosity and hope in the keen eyes of an eager local merchant, while the ailing professor gradually awakens to recount his profound observations and explanations. It is revealed with scholarly fervour and measured excitement that the fragments of earth they inhabit have been carried away upon a comet, placing them far from Europe and in a most extraordinary position upon the celestial traveller called Gallia.