It was therefore unanimously concluded by several merchants, that the day and the salmon-fishing should be celebrated by a _dejeuner a la fourchette_.

Every one contributed something, and a plentiful and elegant breakfast was soon arranged, which quite resembled an entertainment of the kind in our country; this one circumstance excepted, that we were obliged to seat ourselves on the ground, by reason of a scarcity of tables and benches.

Spanish and French wines, as well as cold punch, were there in plenty, and the greatest hilarity prevailed.
I made a fourth excursion, but to a very inconsiderable distance,--in fact, only a mile and a half from Reikjavik.

It was to see a hot and slightly sulphurous spring, which falls into a river of cold water.

By this lucky meeting of extremes, water can be obtained at any temperature, from the boiling almost to the freezing point.