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But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too

           Onethought,aboveallothers,harassedandalarmedme;itwasonecalculatedtoshakefirmernervesthanmine.

           Now,thoughtI,hereweare,abouttoclimbSnæfell.Verygood.Wewillexplorethecrater.Verygood,too,othershavedoneasmuchwithoutdyingforit.Butthatisnotall.Ifthereisawaytopenetrateintotheverybowelsoftheisland,ifthatill-advisedSaknussemmhastoldatruetale,weshallloseourwayamidstthedeepsubterraneanpassagesofthisvolcano.Now,thereisnoproofthatSnæfellisextinct.Whocanassureusthataneruptionisnotbrewingatthisverymoment?Doesitfollowthatbecausethemonsterhassleptsince1229hemustthereforeneverawakeagain?Andifhewakesuppresently,whereshallwebe?

           Itwasworthwhiledebatingthisquestion,andIdiddebateit.Icouldnotsleepfordreamingabouteruptions.Now,thepartofejectedscoriaeandashesseemedtomymindaveryroughonetoact.

           So,atlast,whenIcouldholdoutnolonger,Iresolvedtolaythecasebeforemyuncle,asprudentlyandascautiouslyaspossible,justundertheformofanalmostimpossiblehypothesis.

           Iwenttohim.Icommunicatedmyfearstohim,anddrewbackasteptogivehimroomfortheexplosionwhichIknewmustfollow.ButIwasmistaken.

           "Iwasthinkingofthat,"herepliedwithgreatsimplicity.

           Whatcouldthosewordsmean?Washeactuallygoingtolistentoreason?Washecontemplatingtheabandonmentofhisplans?Thiswastoogoodtobetrue.

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