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Cape undoubtedly is, but seeing only the dim outline of
the island on which the North Cape resides. The
ascent of this hill affords a very interesting opportunity
of witnessing the effect of altitude on the growth of the
birch. The trees at the foot of the hill are in some
instances eight or ten feet high; but on ascending they
gradually diminish to Lilliputian plants of six or eight
inches, though still having the form of mature trees.
We—that is, “He with the white beard,” “He with
the red beard,” “He with the large beard,” “He
without a beard,” and “He with a veil,” — breakfast and
dine at the chief hotel. Breakfast of tea, salmon, eggs,
and cold roast reindeer, for 1 mark 12 skillings, or
1s. 4d. Dinner of salmon, hot roast reindeer, and
sweetmeats : the dinner cost 1 mark 15 skillings,
oils. 6d., each — the wine 1 mark 12 skillings, or 1s. 4d.
The reindeer makes a very good dish; it is something
like beef, but of shorter flavour, and bears about the
same relation to beef that our park venison does to
mutton. The wine was excellent, and the variety
rather astonished us. For the instruction of those who
are curious in epicurean statistics, I append a faithful
copy of the carte, which for a rude wooden inn within
the Arctic Circle, appears rather luxurious: —
Priis courant over Olhallens Vine, &tc.
Per flok.
*D. M. S.
Champagner . .13 0
Tokayer . . .13 0
Lacryma Christi . .110
Cap. Constantia . .220
D. M. S.
Musak Liinel . . 0 3 12
Ditto Pieardin . . —
Portvin gammel fiin
(fine old Port) .110
* A specie-dollar is worth about 4s. 6c?.; a mark, 10\d.-, a skilling,
rather less than one halfpenny.
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