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Geological Studies in Situ

           Theheatwasperfectlybearable.InvoluntarilyIbegantothinkofitsheatwhenthelavathrownoutbySnæfellwasboilingandworkingthroughthisnowsilentroad.Iimaginedthetorrentsoffirehurledbackateveryangleinthegallery,andtheaccumulationofintenselyheatedvapoursinthemidstofthisconfinedchannel.

           Ionlyhope,thoughtI,thatthisso-calledextinctvolcanowon’ttakeafancyinhisoldagetobeginhissportsagain!

           IabstainedfromcommunicatingthesefearstoProfessorLiedenbrock.Hewouldneverhaveunderstoodthematall.Hehadbutoneideaforward!Hewalked,heslid,hescrambled,hetumbled,withapersistencywhichonecouldnotbutadmire.

           Bysixintheevening,afteranotveryfatiguingwalk,wehadgonetwoleaguessouth,butscarcelyaquarterofamiledown.

           Myunclesaiditwastimetogotosleep.Weatewithouttalking,andwenttosleepwithoutreflection.

           Ourarrangementsforthenightwereverysimple;arailwayrugeach,intowhichwerolledourselves,wasoursolecovering.Wehadneithercoldnorintrusivevisitstofear.TravellerswhopenetrateintothewildsofcentralAfrica,andintothepathlessforestsoftheNewWorld,areobligedtowatchovereachotherbynight.Butweenjoyedabsolutesafetyandutterseclusion;nosavagesorwildbeastsinfestedthesesilentdepths.

           Nextmorning,weawokefreshandingoodspirits.Theroadwasresumed.Asthedaybefore,wefollowedthepathofthelava.Itwasimpossibletotellwhatrockswewerepassing:thetunnel,insteadoftendinglower,approachedmoreandmorenearlytoahorizontaldirection,Ievenfanciedaslightrise.

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