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CHAPTER X.
Our first roadside station — Fear and trembling — Needless alarm —
The origin of female feebleness — The fetish of fashion — The
political disqualification of woman — The first step needed for
achieving her emancipation and elevation — The carriole — Modes
of travelling in Norway — Hiring of carrioles — Recovery of lost
luggage — Bjerkager and reminiscences — Excellence of Norwegian
roads — Nondescript vehicles — Humiliation and revenge — Model
anglers — The valley of the Driva — Advantages of walking —
Glacier striation — “Stosseite” and “Leeseite” phenomena. Page 201
CHAPTER XI.
Snehaetten invisible — Incomprehensible beefsteaks — Solution of the
mystery — Ultramarine-blue blood — Fluctuation of scenery due
to changes of weather — Mine hostess of Dombaas again — A
geological puzzle — My theory of the origin of the till — Inverted
structure of ancient glaciers and submarine deposits — The “ground
moraine” theory of the till and its insuperable difficulties — Great
submergence during glacial epoch — Effect of a Polar ice cap upon
the sea level — The anomalous deposit on the Dovrefjeld, and its
probable origin — The last legacy of the dying glacier .. .. 220
CHAPTER XII.
The pace of carriole travelling — “Fast” and “forbud” stations —
Catering for a large party — Precautions to be adopted — The
reputed lake of two outlets — The Romsdal — Reindeer stalking —
Probable extension of this sport in Norway — The waterfalls of the
Romsdal — The Romsdalshorn — Curious dissipation of waterfalls
by the sun — Miniature glaciers — The Troltinderne — The Aak
Hotel — Luxurious idleness — A gathering of English tourists —
Sociability of Englishmen — The terraces at the mouth of the
Romsdal — Society in Norway — The fate of the travelling snob
when he tries Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 243
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