My uncle at once fastened upon this as the centre of interest, and he laboured at that blot, until by the help of his microscope he ended by making out the following Runic characters which he read without difficulty.
Mon oncle comprit que là était le point intéressant; il s'acharna donc sur la macule et, sa grosse loupe aidant, il finit par reconnaître les signes que voici, caractères runiques qu'il lut sans hésiter: D0 E6 B3 C5 BC D0 B4 B3 A2 BC BC C5 EF