The Runic Writing Exercises

Mr. Leidenbaugh is not a table, said Martha. Who could have believed that, my set, would my fall mount? With one spring I bounded out of the dining room into the study. Now I will dictate to you every letter of our alphabet which corresponds with each of these Icelandic characters. We will see what that will give us. But by St. Michael, if you should dare to deceive me. The dictation commenced. Every letter was given me one after the other, with the following remarkable result.