Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise

           Atthesewordsacoldshiverranthroughme.YetIcontrolledmyself;Ievenresolvedtoputagoodfaceuponit.ScientificargumentsalonecouldhaveanyweightwithProfessorLiedenbrock.Nowthereweregoodonesagainstthepracticabilityofsuchajourney.Penetratetothecentreoftheearth!Whatnonsense!ButIkeptmydialecticbatteryinreserveforasuitableopportunity,andIinterestedmyselfintheprospectofmydinner,whichwasnotyetforthcoming.

           Itisnousetotelloftherageandimprecationsofmyunclebeforetheemptytable.Explanationsweregiven,Marthawassetatliberty,ranofftothemarket,anddidherpartsowellthatinanhourafterwardsmyhungerwasappeased,andIwasabletoreturntothecontemplationofthegravityofthesituation.

           Duringalldinnertimemyunclewasalmostmerry;heindulgedinsomeofthoselearnedjokeswhichneverdoanybodyanyharm.Dessertover,hebeckonedmeintohisstudy.

           Iobeyed;hesatatoneendofhistable,Iattheother.

           "Axel,"saidheverymildly;"youareaveryingeniousyoungman,youhavedonemeasplendidservice,atamomentwhen,weariedoutwiththestruggle,Iwasgoingtoabandonthecontest.WhereshouldIhavelostmyself?Nonecantell.Never,mylad,shallIforgetit;andyoushallhaveyourshareintheglorytowhichyourdiscoverywilllead."

           "Oh,come!"thoughtI,"heisinagoodway.Nowisthetimefordiscussingthatsameglory."

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