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Iceland! But what Next?

           Asforthebishop’ssuffragan,M.Picturssen,hewasatthatmomentengagedonanepiscopalvisitationinthenorth.Forthetimewemustberesignedtowaitforthehonourofbeingpresentedtohim.ButM.Fridrikssen,professorofnaturalsciencesattheschoolofRejkiavik,wasadelightfulman,andhisfriendshipbecameveryprecioustome.ThismodestphilosopherspokeonlyDanishandLatin.HecametoproffermehisgoodofficesinthelanguageofHorace,andIfeltthatweweremadetounderstandeachother.InfacthewastheonlypersoninIcelandwithwhomIcouldconverseatall.

           Thisgood-naturedgentlemanmadeovertoustwoofthethreeroomswhichhishousecontained,andweweresooninstalledinitwithallourluggage,theabundanceofwhichratherastonishedthegoodpeopleofRejkiavik.

           "Well,Axel,"saidmyuncle,"wearegettingon,andnowtheworstisover."

           "Theworst!"Isaid,astonished.

           "Tobesure,nowwehavenothingtodobutgodown."

           "Oh,ifthatisall,youarequiteright;butafterall,whenwehavegonedown,weshallhavetogetupagain,Isuppose?"

           "OhIdon’ttroublemyselfaboutthat.Come,there’snotimetolose;Iamgoingtothelibrary.PerhapsthereissomemanuscriptofSaknussemm’sthere,andIshouldbegladtoconsultit."

           "Well,whileyouarethereIwillgointothetown.Won’tyou?"

           "Oh,thatisveryuninterestingtome.Itisnotwhatisuponthisisland,butwhatisunderneath,thatinterestsme."

           Iwentout,andwanderedwhereverchancetookme.

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