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Quotation from Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
“We were strongly attached to our brave eider-down hunter; though far away in the remotest north, he will never be forgotten by those whose lives he protected”
Journey to the Center of the Earth, Chapter XLV, All's Well that Ends Well, trans. F. A. Malleson
Axel's tribute to Hans, who has gone home to Iceland refusing a large reward.
Citation: "We were strongly attached to our brave eider-down hunter; though far away in the remotest north, he will never be forgotten by those whose lives he protected" — Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Chapter XLV, All's Well that Ends Well, trans. F. A. Malleson. (id journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-q8)
Portrait: Félix Nadar 1820-1910 portraits Jules Verne, Nadar, Public domain.
