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First of all, I was put in irons by the captain of the whaling vessel that rescued me, for no other reason than that I told the truth about the marvelous discoveries made by my father and myself. FIRST OF ALL I WAS PUT IN IRONS BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE WHALING VESSEL THAT RESCUED ME FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN I TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MARVELLOUS DISCOVERIES MADE BY MY FATHER AND MYSELF
her on his fishing trips along the Scandinavian coast. Early in life I displayed an aptitude for books, and at the age of nine years was placed in a private school in Stockholm, remaining there until I was fourteen. After this I made regular trips with my father on all his fishing voyages. My father was a man fully six feet three in height, and weighed over fifteen stone, a typical Norseman of the most rugged sort, and capable of more endurance than any other man I have ever known. He possessed the gentleness of a woman in tender little ways, yet his determination and will-power were beyond description. His will admitted of no defeat. I was in my nineteenth year when we started on what proved to be our last trip as fishermen, and which resulted in the strange story that shall be given to the world,--but not until I have finished my earthly pilgrimage. I dare not allow the facts as I know them to be published while I am living, for fear of further humiliation, confinement and suffering. N GOING WITH MY FATHER ON HIS FISHING TRIPS ALONG THE SCANDINAVIAN COAST EARLY IN LIFE I DISPLAYED AN APTITUDE FOR BOOKS AND AT THE AGE OF NINE YEARS WAS PLACED IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN STOCKHOLM REMAINING THERE UNTIL I WAS FOURTEEN AFTER THIS I MADE REGULAR TRIPS WITH MY FATHER ON ALL HIS FISHING VOYAGES MY FATHER WAS A MAN FULLY SIX FEET THREE IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHED OVER FIFTEEN STONE A TYPICAL NORSEMAN OF THE MOST RUGGED SORT AND CAPABLE OF MORE ENDURANCE THAN ANY OTHER MAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN HE POSSESSED THE GENTLENESS OF A WOMAN IN TENDER LITTLE WAYS YET HIS DETERMINATION AND WILL POWER WILL BEYOND DESCRIPTION HIS WILL ADMITTED OF NO DEFEAT I WAS IN MY NINETEENTH YEAR WHEN WE STARTED ON WHAT PROVED TO BE OUR LAST TRIP AS FISHERMEN AND WHICH RESULTED IN THE STRANGE STORY THAT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE WORLD BUT NOT UNTIL I HAVE FINISHED MY EARTHLY PILGRIMAGE I DARE NOT ALLOW THE FACTS AS I KNOW THEM TO BE PUBLISHED WHILE I AM LIVING FOR FEAR OF FURTHER HUMILIATION CONFINEMENT AND SUFFERING
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