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Dinner was ready. Professor Liedenbrock devoured his portion / voraciously, for his compulsory fast on board had converted his / stomach into a vast unfathomable gulf. There was nothing remarkable / in the meal itself; but the hospitality of our host, more Danish than / Icelandic, reminded me of the heroes of old. It was evident that we / were more at home than he was himself.
The conversation was carried on in the vernacular tongue, which my / uncle mixed with German and M. Fridrikssen with Latin for my benefit. / It turned upon scientific questions as befits philosophers; but / Professor Liedenbrock was excessively reserved, and at every sentence / spoke to me with his eyes, enjoining the most absolute silence upon / our plans.