I freely confess that I was exceedingly fond of geology and all its kindred sciences; the blood of a mineralogist was in my veins, and in the midst of my specimens I was always happy.
Confieso que me dediqué con gran entusiasmo a las ciencias mineralógicas; por mis venas circulaba sangre de mineralogista y no me aburría jamás en compañía de mis valiosos pedruscos.