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Fridrikssonaskedmyunclewhathethoughtofthepubliclibrary。
\"Library，sir?\"criedmyuncle；\"itappearstomeacollectionofuselessoddvolumes，andabeggarlyamountofemptyshelves。\"
\"What!\"criedM。Fridriksson；\"why，wehaveeightthousandvolumesofmostrareandvaluableworks-someintheScandinavianlanguage，besidesallthenewpublicationsfromCopenhagen。\"
\"Eightthousandvolumes，mydearsir-why，wherearethey?\"criedmyuncle。