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her nasal slumber-song quite undisturbed, and
before we had landed all our luggage the whole
family had returned to sleep. On our way to the
hotel we passed other sleeping families, some on
the beach, and some on the footpaths of the
streets; a reindeer skin below and another above
completing all the bed and bedding of these hardy
little people. They were temporary visitors from
the fjeld whose hotel expenses are very moderate,
even at this period—the height of the Tromsö
season.
A few were strolling listlessly about the streets.
They wore their “paesk” or deerskin frock-coat, a
rigid semi-leather garment, and from a short
distance they appeared like double-spouted walking
teapots, the spouts being the stiff outstretching
empty sleeves, from which their arms were
withdrawn to be hugged inside around their body.
The Sunday frock, or “gappe” is quite different.
It is made of a stout and very durable woollen
material, called “wadmal” Each frock endures
at least for a whole generation, and some are
bequeathed to heirs.
After great difficulty we succeed in rousing the
hostess of the Hôtel du Nord, i. e. of the hotel of
Tromsö. Our first impressions of this house were
by no means cheering, especially as we must
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