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318 THROUGH NORWAY WITII A KNAPSACK.
of bread "svas new, and had apparently been prepared
on purpose, or was possibly part of the family provision
for Sunday.
After breakfast, my hat and stick were carefully
examined, and such longing glances were cast upon
the outside of my knapsack, that I felt morally
compelled to exhibit its contents; which afforded an
immense amount of delight. Small as it was, mine
host and his wife evidently regarded it as a museum
of wonders: the scarlet flannel shirt was an object of
special admiration; the softness of the material, the
brilliancy of the colour, the buttons and stitching, were
all commented upon with the utmost enthusiasm, and
they evidently considered me guilty of a great waste
of splendour in wearing so brilliant a garment inside.
Had it belonged to the bonder, he would certainly have
worn it as an overcoat, and have covered it with all the
silver brooches and buttons in his possession. If I had
possessed another besides that 011 my back, I should
have made him a present of it, and waited over Sunday
to witness the result.
As a protection against the weather, and immersion
in rivers, &e., I make up the contents of my
knapsack into small parcels, rolled in oiled silk, and secured
with an india-rubber ring. These rings interested
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the investigators immensely, and when I stretched
one of them to its utmost and passed it over my
head, the bonder threw up his hands, exclaiming,
" O mine God fader!" " O mine God fader! " and
repeated the exclamation every time I showed him a
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