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(1877) [MARC] Author: W. Mattieu Williams
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stepping pairs of horses, to find that just in
this particular case a party of young English
gentlemen were resting at Aune, and came out
to witness the arrival of our equipages. But
we had our revenge. They were anglers, with
a portentous display of rods, flies, landing nets,
fish baskets, fishing hoots, &c., &c., &c. We
asked them to let us have for supper one of
the many large salmon they had caught. They
had been fishing all day, and had caught neither
salmon, trout, roach, dace, gudgeon, minnow, nor
stickleback. Ha! ha! ha!

August 12th.— We now proceed through the
valley of the Driva by another new alpine road
similar to that already described, and comparable
to the finest portions of the Simplon. This
continues to the stations of Rise and Drivstuen, where
we of course make the customary changes. At
Drivstuen we divide, some driving and others
walking on to Kongsvold, a pleasant variation,
that now becomes appreciated, the novelty of
carriole driving being somewhat worn down.
We select a convenient time for this arrangement,
viz. the stage preceding dinner; the drivers
ordering* dinner, which is about ready when the

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pedestrians arrive.

In the course of this walk I was much struck

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