Yet I refused to believe we should start.

I drew Graeuben into the Professor's study.
"Uncle, is it true that we are to go ?" "Why do you doubt ?" "Well, I don't doubt," I said, not to vex him; "but, I ask, what need is there to hurry ?" "Time, time, flying with irreparable rapidity." "But it is only the 16th May, and until the end of June--" "What, you monument of ignorance! do you think you can get to Iceland in a couple of days?
If you had not deserted me like a fool I should have taken you to the Copenhagen office, to Liffender & Co., and you would have learned then that there is only one trip every month from Copenhagen to Rejkiavik, on the 22nd." "Well ?" "Well, if we waited for the 22nd June we should be too late to see the shadow of Scartaris touch the crater of Sneffels.

Therefore we must get to Copenhagen as fast as we can to secure our passage.

Go and pack up." There was no reply to this.

I went up to my room.