CHAPTER VIII. THE GEYSEES. In the waning light, and oppressed with fatigue—knowing, besides, that we should have ample opportunity of inspecting the scene next day—we were not disposed to take much trouble this evening. A hasty and superficial survey of the field sufficed. In the arrangements for our sleeping and refreshment, there was a more pressing claim upon our attention. It was soon ascertained that the tent, generously left by the French scientific expedition for future sojourners at the Geysers, is no longer in such order as to be fit for service. We had therefore to call into use the small tent we had brought with us, which, however, was not capable of accommodating more than four persons. In these circumstances, we learned with satisfaction that the farmer had a room, ten feet by nine, which he could let us have to sleep in, along with some hay to form a bedding. Three of the English voyagers, who were particularly resolute to watch the eruptions of the Great Geyser, took up their quarters in the tent. The rest, including myself, with the Danish officers, adjourned to the shelter of the farmhouse. Before we did so, a couple of shepherds came upon the ground, each bearing in his arms two lambs from the neighbouring flock. The captain wished to add to his stock of provisions for the succeeding day. Tiny creatures they were, not much bigger than rabbits; and it did not seem too good a bargain, when we learned that a couple of them had been purchased for a rix-dollar (2s. 3d.). Their ultra-infantine look, however, made it seem a shame to deprive them of life; and when I beheld them lying dead a few minutes after on the heath, reason had some difficulty in reconciling me to my share in the transaction.

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