On the same day, with much state, he deposited in the archives of the city the now famous document of Saknussemm, and expressed his regret that circumstances over which he had no control had prevented him from following to the very centre of the earth the track of the learned Icelander.
Le jour même, il déposa aux archives de la ville le document de Saknussemm, et il exprima son vif regret de ce que les circonstances, plus fortes que sa volonté, ne lui eussent pas permis de suivre jusqu'au centre de la terre les traces du voyageur islandais.