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Then came the messenger's call that night, and within the hour I was at Olaf Jansen's bungalow. He was very impatient at the long wait, although after being summoned I had come immediately to his bedside. THEN CAME THE MESSENGER'S CALL THAT NIGHT AND WITHIN THE HOUR I WAS AT OLAF JANSEN'S BUNGALOW HE WAS VERY IMPATIENT AT THE LONG WAIT ALTHOUGH AFTER BEING SUMMONED I HAD COME IMMEDIATELY TO HIS BEDSIDE
 still farther north to Spitzbergen and even to Franz Josef Land. When I started to take my leave, he seemed reluctant to have me go, and asked me to come again. Although at the time I thought nothing of it, I remember now that he made a peculiar remark as I extended my hand in leave-taking. "You will come again?" he asked. "Yes, you will come again some day. I am sure you will; and I shall show you my library and tell you many things of which you have never dreamed, things so wonderful that it may be you will not believe me." I laughingly assured him that I would not only come again, but would be ready to believe whatever he might choose to tell me of his travels and adventures. In the days that followed I became well acquainted with Olaf Jansen, and, little by little, he told me his story, so marvelous, that its very daring challenges reason and belief. The old Norseman always expressed himself with so much earnestness and sincerity that I became enthralled by his strange narrations. RIPS STILL FARTHER NORTH TO SPITZBERGEN AND EVEN TO FRANCH JOSEPH LAND WHEN I STARTED TO TAKE MY LEAVE HE SEEMED RELUCTANT TO HAVE ME GO AND ASK ME TO COME AGAIN ALTHOUGH AT THE TIME I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT I REMEMBER NOW THAT HE MADE A PECULIAR REMARK AS I EXTENDED MY HAND IN LEAVE TAKING QUOTE YOU WILL COME AGAIN HE ASKED QUOTE YES YOU WILL COME AGAIN SOME DAY I AM SURE YOU WILL AND I SHALL SHOW YOU MY LIBRARY AND TELL YOU MANY THINGS OF WHICH YOU HAVE NEVER DREAMED THINGS SO WONDERFUL THAT IT MAY BE YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE ME UNQUOTE I LAUGHINGLY ASSURED HIM THAT I WOULD NOT ONLY COME AGAIN BUT WOULD BE READY TO BELIEVE WHATEVER HE MIGHT CHOOSE TO TELL ME OF HIS TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED I BECAME WELL ACQUAINTED WITH OLAF CHANSON AND LITTLE BY LITTLE HE TOLD ME HIS STORY SO MARVELLOUS THAT HIS VERY DARING CHALLENGES REASONABLE BELIEF THE OLD NORSEMAN ALWAYS EXPRESSED HIMSELF WITH SO MUCH EARNESTNESS AND SINCERITY THAT I BECAME ENTHRALLED BY HIS STRANGE NARRATIONS
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