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Compassion Fuses the Professor’s Heart

           "Master!"Ishouted;"youmadman!no,heisnotthemasterofourlife;wemustfly,wemustdraghim.Doyouhearme?Doyouunderstand?"

           IhadseizedHansbythearm.Iwishedtoobligehimtorise.Istrovewithhim.Myuncleinterposed.

           "Becalm,Axel!youwillgetnothingfromthatimmovableservant.Therefore,listentomyproposal."

           Icrossedmyarms,andconfrontedmyuncleboldly.

           "Thewantofwater,"hesaid,"istheonlyobstacleinourway.Inthiseasterngallerymadeupoflavas,schists,andcoal,wehavenotmetwithasingleparticleofmoisture.Perhapsweshallbemorefortunateifwefollowthewesterntunnel."

           Ishookmyheadincredulously.

           "Hearmetotheend,"theProfessorwentonwithafirmvoice."Whilstyouwerelyingtheremotionless,Iwenttoexaminetheconformationofthatgallery.Itpenetratesdirectlydownward,andinafewhoursitwillbringustothegraniterocks.Therewemustmeetwithabundantsprings.Thenatureoftherockassuresmeofthis,andinstinctagreeswithlogictosupportmyconviction.Now,thisismyproposal.WhenColumbusaskedofhisships’crewsforthreedaysmoretodiscoveranewworld,thosecrews,disheartenedandsickastheywere,recognisedthejusticeoftheclaim,andhediscoveredAmerica.IamtheColumbusofthisnetherworld,andIonlyaskforonemoreday.IfinasingledayIhavenotmetwiththewaterthatwewant,Isweartoyouwewillreturntothesurfaceoftheearth."

           InspiteofmyirritationIwasmovedwiththesewords,aswellaswiththeviolencemyunclewasdoingtohisownwishesinmakingsohazardousaproposal.

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