A Winter Amid the Ice by Jules Verne. Page: 2
h3>CHAPTER V.
In which the burgomaster and the counsellor pay a visit to Doctor Ox, and what follows
In which Frantz Niklausse and Suzel Van Tricasse form certain projects for the future
In which the Andantes become Allegros, and the Allegros Vivaces
In which the ancient and solemn German waltz becomes a whirlwind
In which Doctor Ox and Ygène, his assistant, say a few words
In which it will be seen that the epidemic invades the entire town, and what effect it produces
In which the Quiquendonians adopt a heroic resolution
In which Ygène, the assistant, gives a reasonable piece of advice, which is eagerly rejected by Doctor Ox
In which it is once more proved that by taking high ground all human littlenesses may be overlooked
In which matters go so far that the inhabitants of Quiquendone, the reader, and even the author, demand an immediate dénouement
In which the dénouement takes place
In which the intelligent reader sees that he has guessed correctly, despite all the author's precautions