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           Now,Snæfellisoneofthese.Sincehistorictimestherehasbeenbutoneeruptionofthismountain,thatof1219;fromthattimeithasquieteddownmoreand.more,andnowitisnolongerreckonedamongactivevolcanoes."

           TosuchpositivestatementsIcouldmakenoreply.Ithereforetookrefugeinotherdarkpassagesofthedocument.

           "WhatisthemeaningofthiswordScartaris,andwhathavethekalendsofJulytodowithit?"

           Myuncletookafewminutestoconsider.ForoneshortmomentIfeltarayofhope,speedilytobeextinguished.Forhesoonansweredthus:

           "Whatisdarknesstoyouislighttome.ThisprovestheingeniouscarewithwhichSaknussemmguardedanddefinedhisdiscovery.Sneffels,orSnæfell,hasseveralcraters.Itwasthereforenecessarytopointoutwhichoftheseleadstothecentreoftheglobe.WhatdidtheIcelandicsagedo?HeobservedthatattheapproachofthekalendsofJuly,thatistosayinthelastdaysofJune,oneofthepeaks,calledScartaris,flungitsshadowdownthemouthofthatparticularcrater,andhecommittedthatfacttohisdocument.Couldtherepossiblyhavebeenamoreexactguide?AssoonaswehavearrivedatthesummitofSnæfellweshallhavenohesitationastotheproperroadtotake."

           Decidedly,myunclehadansweredeveryoneofmyobjections.Isawthathispositionontheoldparchmentwasimpregnable.Ithereforeceasedtopresshimuponthatpartofthesubject,andasaboveallthingshemustbeconvinced,Ipassedontoscientificobjections,whichinmyopinionwerefarmoreserious.

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