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Interesting Conversations with Icelandic Savants

           "Iamverysorry,"saidM.Fridrikssen,"thatmyengagementswillnotallowmetoabsentmyself,orIwouldhaveaccompaniedyoumyselfwithbothpleasureandprofit."

           "Oh,no,no!"repliedmyunclewithgreatanimation,"wewouldnotdisturbanyonefortheworld,M.Fridrikssen.Still,Ithankyouwithallmyheart:thecompanyofsuchatalentedmanwouldhavebeenveryserviceable,butthedutiesofyourprofession"

           Iamgladtothinkthatourhost,intheinnocenceofhisIcelandicsoul,wasblindtothetransparentartificesofmyuncle.

           "Iverymuchapproveofyourbeginningwiththatvolcano,M.Liedenbrock.Youwillgatheraharvestofinterestingobservations.But,tellme,howdoyouexpecttogettothepeninsulaofSnæfell?"

           "Bysea,crossingthebay.That’sthemostdirectway."

           "Nodoubt;butitisimpossible."

           "Why?"

           "Becausewedon’tpossessasingleboatatRejkiavik."

           "Youdon’tmeantosayso?"

           "Youwillhavetogobyland,followingtheshore.Itwillbelonger,butmoreinteresting."

           "Verywell,then;andnowIshallhavetoseeaboutaguide."

           "Ihaveonetoofferyou."

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