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Thalatta! THALATTA!

           "Youshalleat,lad.Thefeverhasleftyou.HansrubbedyourwoundswithsomeointmentorotherofwhichtheIcelanderskeepthesecret,andtheyhavehealedmarvellously.Ourhunterisasplendidfellow!"

           Whilsthewentontalking,myunclepreparedafewprovisions,whichIdevouredeagerly,notwithstandinghisadvicetothecontrary.AllthewhileIwasoverwhelminghimwithquestionswhichheansweredreadily.

           Ithenlearntthatmyprovidentialfallhadbroughtmeexactlytotheextremityofanalmostperpendicularshaft;andasIhadlandedinthemidstofanaccompanyingtorrentofstones,theleastofwhichwouldhavebeenenoughtocrushme,theconclusionwasthatalooseportionoftherockhadcomedownwithme.Thisfrightfulconveyancehadthuscarriedmeintothearmsofmyuncle,whereIfellbruised,bleeding,andinsensible.

           "Trulyitiswonderfulthatyouhavenotbeenkilledahundredtimesover.But,fortheloveofGod,don’tletuseverseparateagain,orwemanyneverseeeachothermore."

           "Notseparate!Isthejourneynotover,then?"Iopenedapairofastonishedeyes,whichimmediatelycalledforthequestion:

           "Whatisthematter,Axel?"

           "Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.YousaythatIamsafeandsound?"

           "Nodoubtyouare."

           "Andallmylimbsunbroken?"

           "Certainly."

           "Andmyhead?"

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