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BIOGRAPHY. 95
They were not quiet until I had given them each one,
for all my remonstrances and beautiful speeches were in
vain. At last came the 17th of August, and I took Hedda
and Claes with me when I was going to put the sweet-
meats upon the dining-room table, which was decorated
with flowers and leaves in honor of the occasion.
To my great astonishment, I found that the contents of
the neudeh box filled four large plates, which were placed
triumphantly upon the table. My parents were very much
astonished, for nobody but “ Bonne Amie” had been let
into the grand secret.
They caressed and praised me and the little ones, who
now made up for lost time. My mother’s brother, who had
spent a few days at Nyniis, entered in the midst of the re-
joicings of the children.
Fredrika was delighted and happy on account of all the
good things, and my uncle asked what was the matter?
When the secret was revealed to him, he exclaimed, “’They
must be delicious, indeed, after being warehoused a whole
year!” ‘Then the truth flashed upon my mind, and I un-
derstood at once that the sweetmeats must be too old. All
the almond confectionery was as hard as stone, and had to
be pounded in a mortar; but then, we thought, it tasted
deliciously.
In the autumn, it was very damp at Nynids. I believe
that the fine, high trees, with their rich foliage surrounding
the old wooden mansion, were the cause of this. My par-
ents, therefore, returned to Arsta early every autumn, I
believe in September, where we remained a couple of
months before we went into winter-quarters in town.
Extensive repairs and improvements in the whole upper
storey in the mansion at Arsta had been commenced and
were carried on until 1814, when the elegant and comfort-
able suite of apartments was finished.
We were very sorry to leave the country, for there we
were allowed to go out. My parents, when in town, had
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