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THYBO RØN.
Chap. XL.
Lucy was married to a King of England’s son, though
who he was I am unable to discover. Valdemar, on
the whole, made a good thing of it; he disembarrassed
liimself of a dangerous rival, and gained possession of
his vast estates. We sat down by the tomb of Liden
Kirsten, read aloud the ballad in its own native Danish,
and then adjourned to our kro, where we found our
rooms already prepared for us.
Vestervig is the most considerable village in Thy land.
“ What is that house ? ” we inquire, pointing to one
opposite. “ The Raadhuus,” they reply; then come
three schools, an apothek, and the house of the mayor,
to say nothing of that of the provost. But where
is the population ? Scattered about here, there, and
everywhere, for miles around, among the sand-dunes.
THYBO RØN.
July AAth.—We have been to a sale to-day; not,
as you may imagine, of “ vieux Danois ” porcelain,
nor of the debris of some ancient chateau passing
away from a long line of ancestors: nothing of the
kind. We have been to the auction of the “North
Sea” steamer, now embedded in the sands on the
western coast, at a stone’s throw from the fishing village
of Thybo Røn. In company with Baron Rosenkrantz,
the mayor of Vestervig, the English consul, and a
whole boat-load of authorities, we embarked on board a
sailing-boat at the village of Kirke, about eight miles
distant from the place of our destination. A glorious
breeze carried us dancing over the waves, the spray
dashing in our faces, sufficient to brace up our nerves
for a year to come. After a time the water becomes
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