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Iceland! But what Next?

           TheProfessoratlastemergedfromhiscabin,ratherpaleandwretched-looking,butstillfullofenthusiasm,andwithardentsatisfactionshininginhiseyes.

           Thepopulationofthetown,wonderfullyinterestedinthearrivalofavesselfromwhicheveryoneexpectedsomething,formedingroupsuponthequay.

           Myuncleleftinhastehisfloatingprison,orratherhospital.Butbeforequittingthedeckoftheschoonerhedraggedmeforward,andpointingwithoutstretchedfingernorthofthebayatadistantmountainterminatinginadoublepeak,apairofconescoveredwithperpetualsnow,hecried:

           "Snæfell!Snæfell!"

           Thenrecommendingme,byanimpressivegesture,tokeepsilence,hewentintotheboatwhichawaitedhim.Ifollowed,andpresentlyweweretreadingthesoilofIceland.

           Thefirstmanwesawwasagood-lookingfellowenough,inageneral’suniform.Yethewasnotageneralbutamagistrate,theGovernoroftheisland,M.leBaronTrampehimself.TheProfessorwassoonawareofthepresencehewasin.HedeliveredhimhislettersfromCopenhagen,andthenfollowedashortconversationintheDanishlanguage,thepurportofwhichIwasquiteignorantof,andforaverygoodreason.Buttheresultofthisfirstconversationwas,thatBaronTrampeplacedhimselfentirelyattheserviceofProfessorLiedenbrock.

           Myunclewasjustascourteouslyreceivedbythemayor,M.Finsen,whoseappearancewasasmilitary,anddispositionandofficeaspacific,astheGovernor’s.

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