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           ThisistheIcelandicoriginal,inthemagnificentidiomaticvernacular,whichisbothrichandsimple,andadmitsofaninfinitevarietyofgrammaticalcombinationsandverbalmodifications." 

           "LikeGerman."Ihappilyventured. 

           "Yes."repliedmyuncle,shrugginghisshoulders; "but,inadditiontoallthis,theIcelandichasthreenumbersliketheGreek,andirregulardeclensionsofnounsproperliketheLatin." 

           "Ah!"saidI,alittlemovedoutofmyindifference;"andisthetypegood?" 

           "Type! Whatdoyoumeanbytalkingoftype,wretchedAxel? Type! Doyoutakeitforaprintedbook,youignorantfool? Itisamanuscript,aRunicmanuscript." 

           "Runic?" 

           "Yes. Doyouwantmetoexplainwhatthatis?" 

           "Ofcoursenot,"Irepliedinthetoneofaninjuredman. Butmyunclepersevered,andtoldme,againstmywill,ofmanythingsIcarednothingabout. 

           "RuniccharacterswereinuseinIcelandinformerages. Theywereinvented,itissaid,byOdinhimself. Lookthere,andwonder,impiousyoungman,andadmiretheseletters,theinventionoftheScandinaviangod!" 

           Well,well!notknowingwhattosay,Iwasgoingtoprostratemyselfbeforethiswonderfulbook,awayofansweringequallypleasingtogodsandkings,andwhichhastheadvantageofnevergivingthemanyembarrassment, whenalittleincidenthappenedtodivertconversationintoanotherchannel. 

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