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Serious Preparations for Vertical Descent

           Thecuratorofthiscuriousestablishment,inwhichwondersaregatheredtogetheroutofwhichtheancienthistoryofthecountrymightbereconstructedbymeansofitsstoneweapons,itscupsanditsjewels,wasalearnedsavant,thefriendoftheDanishconsulatHamburg,ProfessorThomsen.

           Myunclehadacordialletterofintroductiontohim.Asageneralruleonesavantgreetsanotherwithcoolness.Butherethecasewasdifferent.M.Thomsen,likeagoodfriend,gavetheProfessorLiedenbrockacordialgreeting,andheevenvouchsafedthesamekindnesstohisnephew.Itishardlynecessarytosaythesecretwassacredlykeptfromtheexcellentcurator;weweresimplydisinterestedtravellersvisitingIcelandoutofharmlesscuriosity.

           M.Thomsenplacedhisservicesatourdisposal,andwevisitedthequayswiththeobjectoffindingoutthenextvesseltosail.

           IwasyetinhopesthattherewouldbenomeansofgettingtoIceland.Buttherewasnosuchluck.AsmallDanishschooner,theValkyria,wastosetsailforRejkiavikonthe2ndofJune.Thecaptain,M.Bjarne,wasonboard.Hisintendingpassengerwassojoyfulthathealmostsqueezedhishandstilltheyached.Thatgoodmanwasrathersurprisedathisenergy.TohimitseemedaverysimplethingtogotoIceland,asthatwashisbusiness;buttomyuncleitwassublime.Theworthycaptaintookadvantageofhisenthusiasmtochargedoublefares;butwedidnottroubleourselvesaboutmeretrifles..

           "YoumustbeonboardonTuesday,atseveninthemorning,"saidCaptainBjarne,afterhavingpocketedmoredollarsthanwerehisdue.

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