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Sunny Lands in the Blue Mediterranean

           Whatajourneywehadaccomplished!Howmarvellous!Havingenteredbyonevolcano,wehadissuedoutofanothermorethantwothousandmilesfromSnæfellandfromthatbarren,far-awayIceland!Thestrangechancesofourexpeditionhadcarriedusintotheheartofthefairestregionintheworld.Wehadexchangedthebleakregionsofperpetualsnowandofimpenetrablebarriersoficeforthoseofbrightnessand‘therichhuesofallgloriousthings.WehadleftoverourheadsthemurkyskyandcoldfogsofthefrigidzonetorevelundertheazureskyofItaly!

           Afterourdeliciousrepastoffruitsandcold,clearwaterwesetoffagaintoreachtheportofStromboli.Itwouldnothavebeenwisetotellhowwecamethere.ThesuperstitiousItalianswouldhavesetusdownforfire-devilsvomitedoutofhell;sowepresentedourselvesinthehumbleguiseofshipwreckedmariners.Itwasnotsoglorious,butitwassafer.

           OnmywayIcouldhearmyunclemurmuring:"Butthecompass!thatcompass!Itpointedduenorth.Howarewetoexplainthatfact?"

           "Myopinionis,"Ireplieddisdainfully,"thatitisbestnottoexplainit.Thatistheeasiestwaytoshelvethedifficulty."

           "Indeed,sir!TheoccupantofaprofessorialchairattheJohannæumunabletoexplainthereasonofacosmicalphenomenon!Why,itwouldbesimplydisgraceful!"

           Andashespoke,myuncle,halfundressed,inrags,aperfectscarecrow,withhisleathernbeltaroundhim,settlinghisspectaclesuponhisnoseandlookinglearnedandimposing,washimselfagain,theterribleGermanprofessorofmineralogy.

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