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But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too

           Idon’tmeantosayanythingagainstthesepoorpriests,whoafterallareverywretched.TheyreceivefromtheDanishGovernmentaridiculouslysmallpittance,andtheygetfromtheparishthefourthpartofthetithe,whichdoesnotcometosixtymarksayear(about£4).Hencethenecessitytoworkfortheirlivelihood;butafterfishing,hunting,andshoeinghorsesforanylengthoftime,onesoongetsintothewaysandmannersoffishermen,hunters,andfarriers,andotherratherrudeanduncultivatedpeople;andthateveningIfoundoutthattemperancewasnotamongthevirtuesthatdistinguishedmyhost.

           Myunclesoondiscoveredwhatsortofamanhehadtodowith;insteadofagoodandlearnedmanhefoundarudeandcoarsepeasant.Hethereforeresolvedtocommencethegrandexpeditionatonce,andtoleavethisinhospitableparsonage.Hecarednothingaboutfatigue,andresolvedtospendsomedaysuponthemountain.

           ThepreparationsforourdeparturewerethereforemadetheverydayafterourarrivalatStapi.HanshiredtheservicesofthreeIcelanderstodothedutyofthehorsesinthetransportoftheburdens;butassoonaswehadarrivedatthecraterthesenativesweretoturnbackandleaveustoourowndevices.Thiswastobeclearlyunderstood.

           MyunclenowtooktheopportunitytoexplaintoHansthatitwashisintentiontoexploretheinteriorofthevolcanotoitsfarthestlimits.

           Hansmerelynodded.Thereorelsewhere,downinthebowelsoftheearth,oranywhereonthesurface,allwasaliketohim.Formyownparttheincidentsofthejourneyhadhithertokeptmeamused,andmademeforgetfulofcomingevils;butnowmyfearsagainwerebeginningtogetthebetterofme.ButwhatcouldIdo?TheplacetoresisttheProfessorwouldhavebeenHamburg,notthefootofSnæfell.

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