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。Itisindeedsomethingunusual；butmythoughtsweresotakenupwithasubjectIwasdiscoursingoflastnight，thatfindingIcouldnotsleep，Iresolvedtoriseandtakeaturninthegarden。
。Ithappenedwell，toletyouseewhatinnocentandagreeablepleasuresyouloseeverymorning。Cantherebeapleasantertimeoftheday，oramoredelightfulseasonoftheyear？Thatpurplesky，thosewildbutsweetnotesofbirds，thefragrantbloomuponthetreesandflowers，thegentleinfluenceoftherisingsun，theseandathousandnamelessbeautiesofnatureinspirethesoulwithsecrettransports；itsfacultiestoobeingatthistimefreshandlively，arefitforthosemeditations，whichthesolitudeofagardenandtranquillityofthemorningnaturallydisposeusto。ButIamafraidIinterruptyourthoughts:foryouseemedveryintentonsomething。
。Itistrue，Iwas，andshallbeobligedtoyouifyouwillpermitmetogooninthesamevein；notthatIwouldbyanymeansdeprivemyselfofyourcompany，formythoughtsalwaysflowmoreeasilyinconversationwithafriend，thanwhenIamalone:
butmyrequestis，thatyouwouldsuffermetoimpartmyreflexionstoyou。
。Withallmyheart，itiswhatIshouldhaverequestedmyselfifyouhadnotpreventedme。
。Iwasconsideringtheoddfateofthosemenwhohaveinallages，throughanaffectationofbeingdistinguishedfromthevulgar，orsomeunaccountableturnofthought，pretendedeithertobelievenothingatall，ortobelievethemostextravagantthingsintheworld。Thishowevermightbeborne，iftheirparadoxesandscepticismdidnotdrawafterthemsomeconsequencesofgeneraldisadvantagetomankind。Butthemischieflieth{172}here；thatwhenmenoflessleisureseethemwhoaresupposedtohavespenttheirwholetimeinthepursuitsofknowledgeprofessinganentireignoranceofallthings，oradvancingsuchnotionsasarerepugnanttoplainandcommonlyreceivedprinciples，theywillbetemptedtoentertainsuspicionsconcerningthemostimportanttruths，whichtheyhadhithertoheldsacredandunquestionable。
。Ientirelyagreewithyou，astotheilltendencyoftheaffecteddoubtsofsomephilosophers，andfantasticalconceitsofothers。Iamevensofargoneoflateinthiswayofthinking，thatIhavequittedseveralofthesublimenotionsI
hadgotintheirschoolsforvulgaropinions。AndIgiveityouonmyword；sincethisrevoltfrommetaphysicalnotionstotheplaindictatesofnatureandcommonsense，Ifindmyunderstandingstrangelyenlightened，sothatIcannoweasilycomprehendagreatmanythingswhichbeforewereallmysteryandriddle。
。IamgladtofindtherewasnothingintheaccountsI
heardofyou。
。Pray，whatwerethose？
。Youwererepresented，inlastnight\'sconversation，asonewhomaintainedthemostextravagantopinionthateverenteredintothemindofman，towit，thatthereisnosuchthingasintheworld。
。Thatthereisnosuchthingaswhat，Iamseriouslypersuaded:but，ifI
weremadetoseeanythingabsurdorscepticalinthis，IshouldthenhavethesamereasontorenouncethisthatIimagineIhavenowtorejectthecontraryopinion。
。WhatIcananythingbemorefantastical，morerepugnanttoCommonSense，oramoremanifestpieceofScepticism，thantobelievethereisnosuchthingas？
。Softly，goodHylas。Whatifitshouldprovethatyou，whoholdthereis，are，byvirtueofthatopinion，agreatersceptic，andmaintainmoreparadoxesandrepugnancestoCommonSense，thanIwhobelievenosuchthing？
。Youmayassoonpersuademe，thepartisgreaterthanthewhole，asthat，inordertoavoidabsurdityandScepticism，I
shouldeverbeobligedtogiveupmyopinioninthispoint。
。Wellthen，areyoucontenttoadmitthatopinionfortrue，whichuponexaminationshallappearmostagreeabletoCommonSense，andremotefromScepticism？
。Withallmyheart。Sinceyouareforraisingdisputes{173}abouttheplainestthingsinnature，Iamcontentforoncetohearwhatyouhavetosay。
。Pray，Hylas，whatdoyoumeanbya？
。Imeanwhatallmenmean——onethatdoubtsofeverything。
。Hethenwhoentertainsnodoubtsconcerningsomeparticularpoint，withregardtothatpointcannotbethoughtasceptic。
。Iagreewithyou。
。Whetherdothdoubtingconsistinembracingtheaffirmativeornegativesideofaquestion？
。Inneither；forwhoeverunderstandsEnglishcannotbutknowthatsignifiesasuspensebetweenboth。
。Hethenthatdeniesanypoint，cannomorebesaidtodoubtofit，thanhewhoaffirmethitwiththesamedegreeofassurance。
。True。
。And，consequently，forsuchhisdenialisnomoretobeesteemedascepticthantheother。
。Iacknowledgeit。
。Howcomethittopassthen，Hylas，thatyoupronounceme，becauseIdenywhatyouaffirm，towit，theexistenceofMatter？Since，foraughtyoucantell，Iamasperemptoryinmydenial，asyouinyouraffirmation。
。Hold，Philonous，Ihavebeenalittleoutinmydefinition；buteveryfalsestepamanmakesindiscourseisnottobeinsistedon。Isaidindeedthatawasonewhodoubtedofeverything；butIshouldhaveadded，orwhodeniestherealityandtruthofthings。
。Whatthings？Doyoumeantheprinciplesandtheoremsofsciences？Buttheseyouknowareuniversalintellectualnotions，andconsequentlyindependentofMatter。Thedenialthereforeofthisdothnotimplythedenyingthem。
。Igrantit。Butaretherenootherthings？Whatthinkyouofdistrustingthesenses，ofdenyingtherealexistenceofsensiblethings，orpretendingtoknownothingofthem。Isnotthissufficienttodenominateamana？
。Shallwethereforeexaminewhichofusitisthatdeniestherealityofsensiblethings，orprofessesthegreatestignoranceofthem；since，ifItakeyourightly，heistobe{174}esteemedthegreatest？
。ThatiswhatIdesire。
。WhatmeanyoubySensibleThings？
。Thosethingswhichareperceivedbythesenses。CanyouimaginethatImeananythingelse？
。Pardonme，Hylas，ifIamdesirousclearlytoapprehendyournotions，sincethismaymuchshortenourinquiry。
Suffermethentoaskyouthisfartherquestion。Arethosethingsonlyperceivedbythesenseswhichareperceivedimmediately？Or，maythosethingsproperlybesaidtobewhichareperceivedmediately，ornotwithouttheinterventionofothers？
。Idonotsufficientlyunderstandyou。
。Inreadingabook，whatIimmediatelyperceivearetheletters；butmediately，orbymeansofthese，aresuggestedtomymindthenotionsofGod，virtue，truth，&c。Now，thatthelettersaretrulysensiblethings，orperceivedbysense，thereisnodoubt:butIwouldknowwhetheryoutakethethingssuggestedbythemtobesotoo。
。No，certainly:itwereabsurdtothinkorsensiblethings；thoughtheymaybesignifiedandsuggestedtothemindbysensiblemarks，withwhichtheyhaveanarbitraryconnexion。
。Itseemsthen，thatbyyoumeanthoseonlywhichcanbeperceivedbysense？
。Right。
。Dothitnotfollowfromthis，thatthoughIseeonepartoftheskyred，andanotherblue，andthatmyreasondoththenceevidentlyconcludetheremustbesomecauseofthatdiversityofcolours，yetthatcausecannotbesaidtobeasensiblething，orperceivedbythesenseofseeing？
。Itdoth。
。Inlikemanner，thoughIhearvarietyofsounds，yetIcannotbesaidtohearthecausesofthosesounds？
。Youcannot。
。AndwhenbymytouchIperceiveathingtobehotandheavy，Icannotsay，withanytruthorpropriety，thatIfeelthecauseofitsheatorweight？
。Topreventanymorequestionsofthiskind，Itellyouonceforall，thatbyImeanthoseonlywhichareperceivedbysense；andthatintruththesensesperceivenothingwhichtheydonotperceive:fortheymakeno{175}inferences。Thededucingthereforeofcausesoroccasionsfromeffectsandappearances，whichaloneareperceivedbysense，entirelyrelatestoreason。
。Thispointthenisagreedbetweenus——That。Youwillfartherinformme，whetherweimmediatelyperceivebysightanythingbesidelight，andcolours，andfigures；orbyhearing，anythingbutsounds；bythepalate，anythingbesidetastes；bythesmell，besideodours；orbythetouch，morethantangiblequalities。
。Wedonot。
。Itseems，therefore，thatifyoutakeawayallsensiblequalities，thereremainsnothingsensible？
。Igrantit。
。Sensiblethingsthereforeare{250}nothingelsebutsomanysensiblequalities，orcombinationsofsensiblequalities？
。Nothingelse。
。thenisasensiblething？
。Certainly。
。Doththeofsensiblethingsconsistinbeingperceived？or，isitsomethingdistinctfromtheirbeingperceived，andthatbearsnorelationtothemind？
。Toisonething，andtobeisanother。
。Ispeakwithregardtosensiblethingsonly。AndoftheseIask，whetherbytheirrealexistenceyoumeanasubsistenceexteriortothemind，anddistinctfromtheirbeingperceived？
。Imeanarealabsolutebeing，distinctfrom，andwithoutanyrelationto，theirbeingperceived。
。Heattherefore，ifitbeallowedarealbeing，mustexistwithoutthemind？
。Itmust。
。Tellme，Hylas，isthisrealexistenceequallycompatibletoalldegreesofheat，whichweperceive；oristhereanyreasonwhyweshouldattributeittosome，anddenyittoothers？Andiftherebe，prayletmeknowthatreason。
。Whateverdegreeofheatweperceivebysense，wemaybesurethesameexistsintheobjectthatoccasionsit。
。What!thegreatestaswellastheleast？
。tellyou，thereasonisplainlythesameinrespectofboth。Theyarebothperceivedbysense；nay，thegreaterdegreeofheatismoresensiblyperceived；andconsequently，ifthereis{176}anydifference，wearemorecertainofitsrealexistencethanwecanbeoftherealityofalesserdegree。
。Butisnotthemostvehementandintensedegreeofheataverygreatpain？
。Noonecandenyit。
。Andisanyunperceivingthingcapableofpainorpleasure？
。No，certainly。
。Isyourmaterialsubstanceasenselessbeing，orabeingendowedwithsenseandperception？
。Itissenselesswithoutdoubt。
。Itcannotthereforebethesubjectofpain？
。Bynomeans。
。Norconsequentlyofthegreatestheatperceivedbysense，sinceyouacknowledgethistobenosmallpain？
。Igrantit。
。Whatshallwesaythenofyourexternalobject；isitamaterialSubstance，orno？
。Itisamaterialsubstancewiththesensiblequalitiesinheringinit。
。Howthencanagreatheatexistinit，sinceyouownitcannotinamaterialsubstance？Idesireyouwouldclearthispoint。
。Hold，Philonous，IfearIwasoutinyieldingintenseheattobeapain。Itshouldseemrather，thatpainissomethingdistinctfromheat，andtheconsequenceoreffectofit。
。Uponputtingyourhandnearthefire，doyouperceiveonesimpleuniformsensation，ortwodistinctsensations？
。Butonesimplesensation。
。Isnottheheatimmediatelyperceived？，。Itis。
。Andthepain？
。True。
。Seeingthereforetheyarebothimmediatelyperceivedatthesametime，andthefireaffectsyouonlywithonesimpleoruncompoundedidea，itfollowsthatthissamesimpleideaisboththeintenseheatimmediatelyperceived，andthepain；and，consequently，thattheintenseheatimmediatelyperceivedisnothingdistinctfromaparticularsortofpain。
。Itseemsso。
。Again，tryinyourthoughts，Hylas，ifyoucanconceiveavehementsensationtobewithoutpainorpleasure。
{177}
。Icannot。
。Orcanyouframetoyourselfanideaofsensiblepainorpleasureingeneral，abstractedfromeveryparticularideaofheat，cold，tastes，smells？&c。
。IdonotfindthatIcan。
。Dothitnotthereforefollow，thatsensiblepainisnothingdistinctfromthosesensationsorideas，inanintensedegree？
。Itisundeniable；and，tospeakthetruth，Ibegintosuspectaverygreatheatcannotexistbutinamindperceivingit。
。What!areyoutheninthatscepticalstateofsuspense，betweenaffirminganddenying？
。IthinkImaybepositiveinthepoint。Averyviolentandpainfulheatcannotexistwithoutthemind。
。Ithathnotthereforeaccordingtoyou，any
being？
。Iownit。
。Isitthereforecertain，thatthereisnobodyinnaturereallyhot？
。Ihavenotdeniedthereisanyrealheatinbodies。I
onlysay，thereisnosuchthingasanintenserealheat。
。But，didyounotsaybeforethatalldegreesofheatwereequallyreal；or，iftherewasanydifference，thatthegreaterweremoreundoubtedlyrealthanthelesser？
。True:butitwasbecauseIdidnotthenconsiderthegroundthereisfordistinguishingbetweenthem，whichInowplainlysee。Anditisthis:becauseintenseheatisnothingelsebutaparticularkindofpainfulsensation；andpaincannotexistbutinaperceivingbeing；itfollowsthatnointenseheatcanreallyexistinanunperceivingcorporealsubstance。Butthisisnoreasonwh\'weshoulddenyheatinaninferiordegreetoexistinsuchasubstance。
。Buthowshallwebeabletodiscernthosedegreesofheatwhichexistonlyinthemindfromthosewhichexistwithoutit？
。Thatisnodifficultmatter。Youknowtheleastpaincannotexistunperceived；whatever，therefore，degreeofheatisapainexistsonlyinthemind。But，asforallotherdegreesofheat，nothingobligesustothinkthesameofthem。
。Ithinkyougrantedbeforethatnounperceivingbeingwascapableofpleasure，anymorethanofpain。
。Idid。{178}
。Andisnotwarmth，oramoregentledegreeofheatthanwhatcausesuneasiness，apleasure？
。Whatthen？
。Consequently，itcannotexistwithoutthemindinanunperceivingsubstance，orbody。
。Soitseems。
。Since，therefore，aswellthosedegreesofheatthatarenotpainful，asthosethatare，canexistonlyinathinkingsubstance；maywenotconcludethatexternalbodiesareabsolutelyincapableofanydegreeofheatwhatsoever？
。Onsecondthoughts，Idonotthinkitsoevidentthatwarmthisapleasureasthatagreatdegreeofheatisapain。
。donotpretendthatwarmthisasgreatapleasureasheatisapain。But，ifyougrantittobeevenasmallpleasure，itservestomakegoodmyconclusion。
。Icouldrathercallitan。Itseemstobenothingmorethanaprivationofbothpainandpleasure。Andthatsuchaqualityorstateasthismayagreetoanunthinkingsubstance，Ihopeyouwillnotdeny。
。Ifyouareresolvedtomaintainthatwarmth，oragentledegreeofheat，isnopleasure，Iknownothowtoconvinceyouotherwisethanbyappealingtoyourownsense。Butwhatthinkyouofcold？
。ThesamethatIdoofheat。Anintensedegreeofcoldisapain；fortofeelaverygreatcold，istoperceiveagreatuneasiness:itcannotthereforeexistwithoutthemind；butalesserdegreeofcoldmay，aswellasalesserdegreeofheat。
。Thosebodies，therefore，uponwhoseapplicationtoourown，weperceiveamoderatedegreeofheat，mustbeconcludedtohaveamoderatedegreeofheatorwarmthinthem；andthose，uponwhoseapplicationwefeelalikedegreeofcold，mustbethoughttohavecoldinthem。
。Theymust。
。Cananydoctrinebetruethatnecessarilyleadsamanintoanabsurdity？
。Withoutdoubtitcannot。
。Isitnotanabsurditytothinkthatthesamethingshouldbeatthesametimebothcoldandwarm？
。Itis。
。Supposenowoneofyourhandshot，andtheothercold，andthattheyarebothatonceputintothesamevesselof{179}water，inanintermediatestate；willnotthewaterseemcoldtoonehand，andwarmtotheother？
。Itwill。
。Oughtwenottherefore，byyourprinciples，toconcludeitisreallybothcoldandwarmatthesametime，thatis，accordingtoyourownconcession，tobelieveanabsurdity？
。Iconfessitseemsso。
。Consequently，theprinciplesthemselvesarefalse，sinceyouhavegrantedthatnotrueprincipleleadstoanabsurdity。
。But，afterall，cananythingbemoreabsurdthantosay，？
。Tomakethepointstillclearer；tellmewhether，intwocasesexactlyalike，weoughtnottomakethesamejudgment？。。Weought。
。Whenapinpricksyourfinger，dothitnotrendanddividethefibresofyourflesh？
。Itdoth。
。Andwhenacoalburnsyourfinger，dothitanymore？
。Itdothnot。
。Since，therefore，youneitherjudgethesensationitselfoccasionedbythepin，noranythinglikeittobeinthepin；youshouldnot，conformablytowhatyouhavenowgranted，judgethesensationoccasionedbythefire，oranythinglikeit，tobeinthefire。
。Well，sinceitmustbeso，Iamcontenttoyieldthispoint，andacknowledgethatheatandcoldareonlysensationsexistinginourminds。Buttherestillremainqualitiesenoughtosecuretherealityofexternalthings。
。Butwhatwillyousay，Hylas，ifitshallappearthatthecaseisthesamewithregardtoallothersensiblequalities，andthattheycannomorebesupposedtoexistwithoutthemind，thanheatandcold？
。Thenindeedyouwillhavedonesomethingtothepurpose；butthatiswhatIdespairofseeingproved。
。Letusexaminetheminorder。Whatthinkyouof，dotheyexistwithoutthemind，orno？
。Cananymaninhissensesdoubtwhethersugarissweet，orwormwoodbitter？
。Informme，Hylas。Isasweettasteaparticularkindofpleasureorpleasantsensation，orisitnot？{180}
。Itis。
。Andisnotbitternesssomekindofuneasinessorpain？
。Igrantit。
。Ifthereforesugarandwormwoodareunthinkingcorporealsubstancesexistingwithoutthemind，howcansweetnessandbitterness，thatis，Pleasureandpain，agreetothem？
。Hold，Philonous，Inowseewhatitwasdeludetime。
Youaskedwhetherheatandcold，sweetnessatwerenotparticularsortsofpleasureandpain；towhichsimply，thattheywere。
WhereasIshouldhavethusdistinguished:thosequalities，asperceivedbyus，arepleasuresorpairexistingintheexternalobjects。Wemustnotthereforeconcludeabsolutely，thatthereisnoheatinthefire，orsweetnessinthesugar，butonlythatheatorsweetness，asperceivedbyus，arenotinthefireorsugar。Whatsayyoutothis？
。Isayitisnothingtothepurpose。Ourdiscourseproceededaltogetherconcerningsensiblethings，whichyoudefinedtobe，。Whateverotherqualities，therefore，youspeakofasdistinctfromthese，Iknownothingofthem，neitherdotheyatallbelongtothepointindispute。Youmay，indeed，pretendtohavediscoveredcertainqualitieswhichyoudonotperceive，andassertthoseinsensiblequalitiesexistinfireandsugar。Butwhatusecanbemadeofthistoyourpresentpurpose，Iamatalosstoconceive。Tellmethenoncemore，doyouacknowledgethatheatandcold，sweetnessandbitterness(meaningthosequalitieswhichareperceivedbythesenses)，donotexistwithoutthemind？
。Iseeitistonopurposetoholdout，soIgiveupthecauseastothosementionedqualities。ThoughIprofessitsoundsoddly，tosaythatsugarisnotsweet。
。But，foryourfarthersatisfaction，takethisalongwithyou:thatwhichatothertimesseemssweet，shall，toadistemperedpalate，appearbitter。And，nothingcanbeplainerthanthatdiverspersonsperceivedifferenttastesinthesamefood；sincethatwhichonemandelightsin，anotherabhors。Andhowcouldthisbe，ifthetastewassomethingreallyinherentinthefood？
。IacknowledgeIknownothow。
。Inthenextplace，aretobeconsidered。
And，withregardtothese，Iwouldfainknowwhetherwhathath{181}beensaidoftastesdothnotexactlyagreetothem？Aretheynotsomanypleasingordispleasingsensations？
。Theyare。
。Canyouthenconceiveitpossiblethattheyshouldexistinanunperceivingthing？
。Icannot。
。Or，canyouimaginethatfilthandordureaffectthosebruteanimalsthatfeedonthemoutofchoice，withthesamesmellswhichweperceiveinthem？
。Bynomeans。
。Maywenotthereforeconcludeofsmells，asoftheotherforementionedqualities，thattheycannotexistinanybutaperceivingsubstanceormind？
。Ithinkso。
。Thenasto，whatmustwethinkofthem:aretheyaccidentsreallyinherentinexternalbodies，ornot？
。Thattheyinherenotinthesonorousbodiesisplainfromhence:becauseabellstruckintheexhaustedreceiverofanair-pumpsendsforthnosound。Theair，therefore，mustbethoughtthesubjectofsound。
。Whatreasonisthereforthat，Hylas？
。Because，whenanymotionisraisedintheair，weperceiveasoundgreaterorlesser，accordingtotheair\'smotion；butwithoutsomemotionintheair，weneverhearanysoundatall。
。Andgrantingthatweneverhearasoundbutwhensomemotionisproducedintheair，yetIdonotseehowyoucaninferfromthence，thatthesounditselfisintheair。
。Itisthisverymotionintheexternalairthatproducesinthemindthesensationof。For，strikingonthedrumoftheear，itcausethavibration，whichbytheauditorynervesbeingcommunicatedtothebrain，thesoulisthereuponaffectedwiththesensationcalled。
。What!issoundthenasensation？
。Itellyou，asperceivedbyus，itisaparticularsensationinthemind。
。Andcananysensationexistwithoutthemind？
。No，certainly。
。Howthencansound，beingasensation，existintheair，ifbytheyoumeanasenselesssubstanceexistingwithoutthemind？
。Youmustdistinguish，Philonous，betweensoundasitis{182}perceivedbyus，andasitisinitself；or(whichisthesamething)betweenthesoundweimmediatelyperceive，andthatwhichexistswithoutus。Theformer，indeed，isaparticularkindofsensation，butthelatterismerelyavibrativeorundulatorymotiontheair。
。IthoughtIhadalreadyobviatedthatdistinction，byanswerIgavewhenyouwereapplyingitinalikecasebefore。
But，tosaynomoreofthat，areyousurethenthatsoundisreallynothingbutmotion？
。Iam。
。Whateverthereforeagreestorealsound，maywithtruthbeattributedtomotion？
。Itmay。
。Itisthengoodsensetospeakofasofathingthatis，，，。
。seeyouareresolvednottounderstandme。Isitnotevidentthoseaccidentsormodesbelongonlytosensiblesound，orthecommonacceptationoftheword，butnottointherealandphilosophicsense；which，asIjustnowtoldyou，isnothingbutacertainmotionoftheair？
。Itseemsthentherearetwosortsofsound——theonevulgar，orthatwhichisheard，theotherphilosophicalandreal？
。Evenso。
。Andthelatterconsistsinmotion？
。Itoldyousobefore。
。Tellme，Hylas，towhichofthesenses，thinkyou，theideaofmotionbelongs？tothehearing？
。No，certainly；buttothesightandtouch。
。Itshouldfollowthen，that，accordingtoyou，realsoundsmaypossiblybe，butnever。
。Lookyou，Philonous，youmay，ifyouplease，makeajestofmyopinion，butthatwillnotalterthetruthofthings。
Iown，indeed，theinferencesyoudrawmeintosoundsomethingoddly；butcommonlanguage，youknow，isframedby，andfortheuseofthevulgar:wemustnotthereforewonderifexpressionsadaptedtoexactphilosophicnotionsseemuncouthandoutoftheway。
。Isitcometothat？Iassureyou，Iimaginemyselftohavegainednosmallpoint，sinceyoumakesolightofdepartingfromcommonphrasesandopinions；itbeingamainpartofourinquiry，toexaminewhosenotionsarewidestofthe{183}
commonroad，andmostrepugnanttothegeneralsenseoftheworld。But，canyouthinkitnomorethanaphilosophicalparadox，tosaythat，andthattheideaofthemisobtainedbysomeothersense？Andistherenothinginthiscontrarytonatureandthetruthofthings？
。Todealingenuously，Idonotlikeit。And，aftertheconcessionsalreadymade，Ihadaswellgrantthatsoundstoohavenorealbeingwithoutthemind。
。AndIhopeyouwillmakenodifficultytoacknowledgethesameof。
。Pardonme:thecaseofcoloursisverydifferent。Cananythingbeplainerthanthatweseethemontheobjects？
。Theobjectsyouspeakofare，Isuppose，corporealSubstancesexistingwithoutthemind？
。Theyare。
。Andhavetrueandrealcoloursinheringinthem？
。Eachvisibleobjecthaththatcolourwhichweseeinit。
。How!isthereanythingvisiblebutwhatweperceivebysight？
。Thereisnot。
。And，doweperceiveanythingbysensewhichwedonotperceiveimmediately？
。HowoftenmustIbeobligedtorepeatthesamething？
Itellyou，wedonot。
。Havepatience，goodHylas；andtellmeoncemore，whetherthereisanythingimmediatelyperceivedbythesenses，exceptsensiblequalities。Iknowyouassertedtherewasnot；butIwouldnowbeinformed，whetheryoustillpersistinthesameopinion。
。Ido。
。Pray，isyourcorporealsubstanceeitherasensiblequality，ormadeupofsensiblequalities？
。Whataquestionthatis!whoeverthoughtitwas？
。Myreasonforaskingwas，becauseinsaying，，youmakevisibleobjectstobecorporealsubstances；whichimplieseitherthatcorporealsubstancesaresensiblequalities，orelsethatthereissomethingbesidessensiblequalitiesperceivedbysight:
but，asthispointwasformerlyagreedbetweenus，andisstillmaintainedbyyou，itisaclearconsequence，thatyourisnothingdistinctfrom。{184}
