"It is a great thing to know the stars and comets by their names."
And he said:
"Yes, Pratt, and another great advantage of astronomy is that you may be
out all night whenever you choose, and nobody can say a word against
you."
So the extraordinary event came about that what Dr. Dunston intended as
a stiff imposition and sharp punishment on Tudor, really worked in a
very different manner, and instead of crushing Tudor and grinding him
under the heel of Dr. Dunston, so to speak, only put into Tudor the
splendid idea of mastering the heavens, and then, some day, getting the
perfect freedom by night of an Astronomer Royal of Greenwich.