The Great Geyser

           Wednesday,August19.Fortunatelythewindblowsviolently,andhasenabledustofleefromthesceneofthelateterriblestruggle.Hanskeepsathispostatthehelm.Myuncle,whomtheabsorbingincidentsofthecombathaddrawnawayfromhiscontemplations,beganagaintolookimpatientlyaroundhim.

           Thevoyageresumesitsuniformtenor,whichIdon’tcaretobreakwitharepetitionofsucheventsasyesterday’s.

           Thursday,Aug.20.WindN.N.E.,unsteadyandfitful.Temperaturehigh.Ratethreeandahalfleaguesanhour.

           Aboutnoonadistantnoiseisheard.Inotethefactwithoutbeingabletoexplainit.Itisacontinuousroar.

           "Inthedistance,"saystheProfessor,"thereisarockorislet,againstwhichtheseaisbreaking."

           Hansclimbsupthemast,butseesnobreakers.Theocean’issmoothandunbrokentoitsfarthestlimit.

           Threehourspassaway.Theroaringsseemtoproceedfromaverydistantwaterfall.

           Iremarkuponthistomyuncle,whorepliesdoubtfully:"Yes,IamconvincedthatIamright."Arewe,then,speedingforwardtosomecataractwhichwillcastusdownanabyss?ThismethodofgettingonmaypleasetheProfessor,becauseitisvertical;butformypartIpreferthemoreordinarymodesofhorizontalprogression.

           Atanyrate,someleaguestothewindwardtheremustbesomenoisyphenomenon,fornowtheroaringsareheardwithincreasingloudness.Dotheyproceedfromtheskyortheocean?

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