All’s Well that Ends Well

           SuchistheconclusionofahistorywhichIcannotexpecteverybodytobelieve,forsomepeoplewillbelievenothingagainstthetestimonyoftheirownexperience.However,Iamindifferenttotheirincredulity,andtheymaybelieveasmuchoraslittleastheyplease.

           TheStromboliotesreceiveduskindlyasshipwreckedmariners.Theygaveusfoodandclothing.Afterwaitingforty-eighthours,onthe31stofAugust,asmallcrafttookustoMessina,whereafewdays’restcompletelyremovedtheeffectofourfatigues.

           OnFriday,Septemberthe4th,weembarkedonthesteamerVolturno,employedbytheFrenchMessageriesImperiales,andinthreedaysmorewewereatMarseilles,havingnocareonourmindsexceptthatabominabledeceitfulcompass,whichwehadmislaidsomewhereandcouldnotnowexamine;butitsinexplicablebehaviourexercisedmymindfearfully.Onthe9thofSeptember,intheevening,wearrivedatHamburg.

           IcannotdescribetoyoutheastonishmentofMarthaorthejoyofGräuben.

           "Nowyouareahero,Axel,"saidtomemyblushingfiancée,mybetrothed,"youwillnotleavemeagain!"

           Ilookedtenderlyuponher,andshesmiledthroughhertears.

           HowcanIdescribetheextraordinarysensationproducedbythereturnofProfessorLiedenbrock?ThankstoMartha’sineradicabletattling,thenewsthattheProfessorhadgonetodiscoverawaytothecentreoftheearthhadspreadoverthewholecivilisedworld.Peoplerefusedtobelieveit,andwhentheysawhimtheywouldnotbelievehimanythemore.Still,theappearanceofHans,andsundrypiecesofintelligencederivedfromIceland,tendedtoshaketheconfidenceoftheunbelievers.

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