The physiologist says it [ripening of fruit] is "due to an increased absorption of oxygen - That is the scientific account of the matter - only a reassertion of the fact. But I am more interested in the rosy cheek than I am to know what particular diet the maiden fed on.
Excursions, Autumnal Tints (p. 206)
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