Itisassertedthattheinhospitableinteriorislikewisepopulated，butbyapeculiarraceofmen，towhomalonethepathsthroughthesedesertsareknown。Thesesavageshavenointercoursewiththeirfellow-countrymenduringthewholeyear，andonlycometooneoftheportsinthebeginningofJuly，foronedayattheutmost，tobuyseveralnecessaries，forwhichtheypayinmoney。Theythenvanishsuddenly，andnooneknowsinwhichdirectiontheyaregone。Nooneknowsthem；theyneverbringtheirwivesorchildrenwiththem，andneverreplytothequestionwhencetheycome。Theirlanguage，also，issaidtobemoredifficultthanthatoftheotherinhabitantsofIceland。
Onegentleman，whomIdonotwishtoname，expressedawishtohavethecommandoftwentytotwenty-fivewell-armedsoldiers，tosearchforthesewildmen。
Thepeoplewhomaintainthattheyhaveseenthesechildrenofnature，assertthattheyaretallerandstrongerthanotherIcelanders；thattheirhorses\'hoofs，insteadofbeingshodearthiron，haveshoesofhorn；andthattheyhavemuchmoney，whichtheycanonlyhaveacquiredbypillage。WhenIinquiredwhatrespectableinhabitantsofIcelandhadbeenrobbedbythesesavages，andwhenandwhere，noonecouldgivemeananswer。Formypart，Iscarcelythinkthatoneman，certainlynotawholerace，couldlivebypillageinIceland。
DEPARTUREFROMICELAND——JOURNEYTOCOPENHAGEN。
IhadseenalltherewastobeseeninIceland，hadfinishedallmyexcursions，andawaitedwithinexpressibleimpatiencethesailingofthevesselwhichwasdestinedtobringmenearermybelovedhome。