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276 VA TRAVELS ©
he offered to accommodate us with lodgings at his own houfe. —
We chofe, however, to remain at the houfe of a merchant named
Feldman, who did every thing in his power to oblige us, and
under whofe roof we found all that could contribute to render our
refidence agreeable. 7
The manners of the Uleaborg fociety have a great refemblance
to thofe of the capital. ‘The people have the fame inclination t6
play, and are fond of pompous entertainments, and of formality.
As the ftranger is always the principal perfon in company, they
are at pains to confult his tafte, and do every thing they fancy will
be moft agreeable to him. ‘The young ladies are exceedingly
pleafed to be introduced to ftrangers, and ftudy to profit as much
as they can, in a becoming manner, by their vifits among them.
When you have been invited to fup at a gentleman’s houfe, it is
a cuftom (which I cannot fay is extremely gracious), as foon as
the entertainment is over, for all the ladies, young and old, who
with to teftify the pleafure they have enjoyed in your company,
to give you a flap with the hand upon your back when you leaft
expect it; andit is eftablifhed asa rule, that the more forcibly
the hand is applied, the more emphatic is the lady’s declaration
in your favour.
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