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Professor Hardwigg was in haste to leave his prison, or rather as he called it, his hospital; but before he attempted to do so, he caught hold of my hand, led me to the quarterdeck of the schooner, took my arm with his left hand, and pointed inland with his right, over the northern part of the bay, to where rose a high two-peaked mountain a double cone covered with eternal snow.
Well, it was no use mincing the matter, I told her all. She listened with awe, and for some minutes she could not speak. "Well?" I at last said, rather anxiously. "What a magnificent journey. If I were only a man! A journey worthy of the nephew of Professor Hardwigg. I should look upon it as an honor to accompany him."
"What!" cried M. Fridriksson; "why, we have eight thousand volumes of most rare and valuable works some in the Scandinavian language, besides all the new publications from Copenhagen." "Eight thousand volumes, my dear sir why, where are they?" cried my uncle. "Scattered over the country, Professor Hardwigg. We are very studious, my dear sir, though we do live in Iceland.
My uncle, who now was simply Professor Hardwigg, was so eager to advance, that he bolted his food like a greedy clown. This halt for refreshment was also a halt for repose. The Professor was therefore compelled to wait the good pleasure of his imperturbable guide, who did not give the signal for departure for a good hour.
"You are allowed to hold your tongue," cried Professor Hardwigg, "when you talk so unreasonably as this." I saw at once that the old doctorial Professor was still alive in my uncle and fearful to rouse his angry passions, I dropped the unpleasant subject. "Now, then," he explained, "consult the manometer. What does that indicate?" "A considerable amount of pressure." "Very good.
"Then how shall we be able to make our way through this atmospheric fog?" "Well, my worthy nephew, we must ballast ourselves by filling our pockets with stones," said Professor Hardwigg. "Faith, Uncle, you have an answer for everything," was my only reply.
As for me, amused and occupied by the incidents of travel, I had begun to forget the inevitable future; but now I was once more destined to realize the actual state of affairs. What was to be done? Run away? But if I really had intended to leave Professor Hardwigg to his fate, it should have been at Hamburg and not at the foot of Sneffels.
I was still dwelling on the thought, when he rose and put on his hat. What! go out and lock us in? Never! "Uncle," I began. He did not appear even to hear me. "Professor Hardwigg," I cried. "What," he retorted, "did you speak?" "How about the key?" "What key the key of the door?" "No of these horrible hieroglyphics?"
Falconer, Buck, Carpenter, and others were soon united the learned men of Germany, and among those in the first rank, the most eager, the most enthusiastic, was my worthy uncle, Professor Hardwigg. The authenticity of a human fossil of the Quaternary period seemed then to be incontestably demonstrated, and even to be admitted by the most skeptical.
In 1816 we founded a Literary Society and Mechanics' Institute; many foreign scholars of eminence are honorary members; we publish books destined to educate our people, and these books have rendered valuable services to our country. Allow me to have the honor, Professor Hardwigg, to enroll you as an honorary member?"
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