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Interesting Conversations with Icelandic Savants

           Therefore,thesevolumesarepassedfromonetoanother,readoverandover,referredtoagainandagain;anditoftenhappensthattheyfindtheirwaybacktotheirshelvesonlyafteranabsenceofayearortwo."

           "Andinthemeantime,"saidmyuncleratherspitefully,"strangers"

           "Well,whatwouldyouhave?Foreignershavetheirlibrariesathome,andthefirstessentialforlabouringpeopleisthattheyshouldbeeducated.IrepeattoyoutheloveofreadingrunsinIcelandicblood.In1816wefoundedaprosperousliterarysociety;learnedstrangersthinkthemselveshonouredinbecomingmembersofit.Itpublishesbookswhicheducateourfellow-countrymen,anddothecountrygreatservice.Ifyouwillconsenttobeacorrespondingmember,HerrLiedenbrock,youwillbegivingusgreatpleasure."

           Myuncle,whohadalreadyjoinedaboutahundredlearnedsocieties,acceptedwithagracewhichevidentlytouchedM.Fridrikssen.

           "Now,"saidhe,"willyoubekindenoughtotellmewhatbooksyouhopedtofindinourlibraryandImayperhapsenableyoutoconsultthem?"

           Myuncle’seyesandminemet.Hehesitated.Thisdirectquestionwenttotherootofthematter.Butafteramoment’sreflectionhedecidedonspeaking.

           "MonsieurFridrikssen,IwishedtoknowifamongstyourancientbooksyoupossessedanyoftheworksofArneSaknussemm?"

           "ArneSaknussemm!"repliedtheRejkiavikprofessor."Youmeanthatlearnedsixteenthcenturysavant,anaturalist,achemist,andatraveller?"

           "Justso!"

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