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A Woman’s Courage

           "Time,time,flyingwithirreparablerapidity."

           "Butitisonlythe16thMay,anduntiltheendofJune"

           "What,youmonumentofignorance!doyouthinkyoucangettoIcelandinacoupleofdays?IfyouhadnotdesertedmelikeafoolIshouldhavetakenyoutotheCopenhagenoffice,toLiffender&Co.,andyouwouldhavelearnedthenthatthereisonlyonetripeverymonthfromCopenhagentoRejkiavik,onthe22nd."

           "Well?"

           "Well,ifwewaitedforthe22ndJuneweshouldbetoolatetoseetheshadowofScartaristouchthecraterofSneffels.ThereforewemustgettoCopenhagenasfastaswecantosecureourpassage.Goandpackup."

           Therewasnoreplytothis.Iwentuptomyroom.Gräubenfollowedme.Sheundertooktopackupallthingsnecessaryformyvoyage.ShewasnomoremovedthanifIhadbeenstartingforalittletriptoLübeckorHeligoland.Herlittlehandsmovedwithouthaste.Shetalkedquietly.Shesuppliedmewithsensiblereasonsforourexpedition.Shedelightedme,andyetIwasangrywithher.NowandthenIfeltIoughttobreakoutintoapassion,butshetooknonoticeandwentonherwayasmethodicallyasever.

           Finallythelaststrapwasbuckled;Icamedownstairs.Allthatdaythephilosophicalinstrumentmakersandtheelectricianskeptcomingandgoing.Marthawasdistracted.

           "Ismastermad?"sheasked.

           Inoddedmyhead.

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