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Sunny Lands in the Blue Mediterranean

           Wehadcomeoutofthecraterhalfnaked,andtheradiantorbtowhichwehadbeenstrangersfortwomonthswaslavishinguponusoutofhisblazingsplendoursmoreofhislightandheatthanwewereabletoreceivewithcomfort.

           Whenmyeyeshadbecomeaccustomedtothebrightlighttowhichtheyhadbeensolongstrangers,Ibegantousethemtosetmyimaginationright.AtleastIwouldhaveittobeSpitzbergen,andIwasinnohumourtogiveupthisnotion.

           TheProfessorwasthefirsttospeak,andsaid:

           "Well,thisisnotmuchlikeIceland."

           "ButisitJanMayen?"Iasked.

           "Northateither,"heanswered."Thisisnonorthernmountain;herearenogranitepeakscappedwithsnow.Look,Axel,look!"

           Aboveourheads,ataheightoffivehundredfeetormore,wesawthecraterofavolcano,through.which,atintervalsoffifteenminutesorso,thereissuedwithloudexplosionsloftycolumnsoffire,mingledwithpumicestones,ashes,andflowinglava.Icouldfeeltheheavingofthemountain,whichseemedtobreathelikeahugewhale,andpuffoutfireandwindfromitsvastblowholes.Beneath,downaprettysteepdeclivity,ranstreamsoflavaforeightorninehundredfeet,givingthemountainaheightofabout1,300or1,400feet.Butthebaseofthemountainwashiddeninaperfectbowerofrichverdure,amongstwhichIwasabletodistinguishtheolive,thefig,andvines,coveredwiththeirlusciouspurplebunches.

           Iwasforcedtoconfessthattherewasnothingarctichere.

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