Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Sidor ...
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
a few yards of gunshot, he was seen or scented;
the deer bounded away and were altogether
lost. The largest herd of this season in this
district amounted to fourteen, and they have kept
together unusually well. Some Frenchmen were
fortunate enough to come close upon them after
only a few hours’ stalking—were well sheltered
and in the most favourable position possible—but
one of the Gallic hunters became so excited that
he started up, crying “Tive la chase! ” and thus
terminated their opportunity. I expect that in
this neighbourhood the sport will be further
developed, as the Norwegian stalkers find
themselves better paid by guiding Englishmen than
by shooting the deer themselves. They tell me
that they are doing their best to leave them
unmolested for the benefit of English sportsmen.
August 15th.—All on foot again and walk from
Ormein to Fladmark. The grandest part of the
Romsdal is between Ormein and Horgheim, and
may be called “The Yalley of a Thousand
’Waterfalls.” They pour in such profusion over the rock
walls on either side that they may be counted by
scores, all visible at once, and fresh cascades are
coming in sight continually. We have a splendid
sunny day; this, following the continuous rain
and the abundant remaining snow, displays the
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
