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"I think you are recovering considerably," he said, "but you are not sane yet by a good deal." "Permit me to do such work as you may assign," I replied, "and if it does not compensate you sufficiently, I will pay you immediately after I reach Stockholm  to the last penny." I THINK YOU ARE RECOVERING CONSIDERABLY HE SAID BUT YOU ARE NOT SANE YET BY A GOOD DEAL PERMIT ME TO DO SUCH WORK AS YOU MAY ASSIGN I REPLIED AND IF IT DOES NOT COMPENSATE YOU SUFFICIENTLY I WILL PAY YOU IMMEDIATELY AFTER I REACH STOCKHOLM TO THE LAST PENNY
ctic Ocean. I replied that I had just come from the "inside" of the earth, and proceeded to tell him how my father and myself had gone in by way of Spitzbergen, and come out by way of the South Pole country, whereupon I was put in irons. I afterward heard the captain tell the mate that I was as crazy as a March hare, and that I must remain in confinement until I was rational enough to give a truthful account of myself. Finally, after much pleading and many promises, I was released from irons. I then and there decided to invent some story that would satisfy the captain, and never again refer to my trip to the land of "The Smoky God," at least until I was safe among friends. Within a fortnight I was permitted to go about and take my place as one of the seamen. A little later the captain asked me for an explanation. I told him that my experience had been so horrible that I was fearful of my memory, and begged him to permit me to leave the question unanswered until some time in the future. FAR OFF ANTARCTIC OCEAN I REPLIED THAT I HAD JUST COME FROM THE INSIDE OF THE EARTH AND TO PROCEED TO TELL HIM HOW MY FATHER AND MYSELF HAD GONE IN BY WAY OF SPITZBERGEN AND COME OUT BY WAY OF THE SOUTH POLE COUNTRY WHEREUPON I WAS PUT IN IRONS I AFTERWARD HEARD THE CAPTAIN TELL THE MATE THAT I WAS AS CRAZY AS A MARCH HARE AND THAT I MUST REMAIN IN CONFINEMENT UNTIL I WAS RATIONAL ENOUGH TO GIVE A TRUTHFUL ACCOUNT OF MYSELF FINALLY AFTER MUCH PLEADING AND MANY PROMISES I WAS RELEASED FROM IRONS I THEN AND THERE DECIDED TO INVENT SOME STORY THAT WOULD SATISFY THE CAPTAIN AND NEVER AGAIN REFERRED ON MY TRIP TO THE ISLAND OF THE SMOKY GUARD AT LEAST UNTIL I WAS SAFE AMONG FRIENDS WITHIN A FORTNIGHT I WAS PERMITTED TO GO ABOUT AND TAKE MY PLACE AS ONE OF THE SEAMEN A LITTLE LATER THE CAPTAIN ASKED ME FOR AN EXPLANATION I TOLD HIM THAT MY EXPERIENCE HAD BEEN SO HORRIBLE THAT I WAS FEARFUL OF MY MEMORY AND BEGGED HIM TO PERMIT ME TO LEAVE THE QUESTION UNANSWERED UNTIL SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE
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