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THROUGH FINLAND. 365
{peak in general only their native tongue; and yet nothing can be
more agreeable to them than the arrival of a traveller, and, above
all, a young ftranger of good appearance, who can one way or’
another make them underftand him. His faults in {peaking feem
to be as many graces of fpeech, his ideas are always applauded as
original, conftantly found entertaining, and either at once under-
ftood or gueffed. The more diftant the country from which he
comes, the more interefting is his perfon; they contemplate his
face, furvey him from head to foot; are unable to reftrain a {mile
of pleafure in feeing him, and in hearing him fpeak: the gayety
of the family diffufes itfclf from the faces of the mafters to thofe
of the fervants, and even defcends to the cat and dog, which, on
his account, dine and fup better than ufual. As they are at a
lofs to diftinguifh between a pleafant and cheerful entertainment,
and that of a ufelefs and troublefome profufion ; in order to mark
their perfect good will to oblige you, they almoft fuffocate you
with tea, coffee, chocolate, liqueurs, punch, and drink of all kinds,
which fucceed one another, in contempt of all order, with an op-’
preffive rapidity. The moment of departure is always melan-
choly: you fancy it impoffible to quit a houfe where you are the
object of fuch unwearied attention and politenefs. Sometimes the
young ladies will make ufe of fome ftratagem in order to detain’
you; and I will honeftly confefs, that I have occafionally got into
the carriage when my heart was well difpofed to remain,
Such was the unbounded hofpitality we experienced in the
houfe of the reverend Mr. Swamberg. His daughters were pretty,’
lively,
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