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Chap. L.
LOLLAND.
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CHAPTER L.
Island of Lolland — Yule-feast of Olaf Hunger — Wendish families from
Rugen — Royal ordinances — Lutheran clergy — Sir Edward the
Pedagogue Priest — Shell of the Swedes — Mr. Ursins and our Prince
George — Birthplace of Erik Glipping — The Curate of Helsted and
the mother’s curse —Tale of Sir Otto Rud and King John
—Revelations of St. Bridget — The ill-behaved nuns of Maribo — Grave
of Eleanor Ulfeld—King Charles “forgets’’the loan — Eleanor in
captivity and death — The bricked-up lady of Hardenberg.
ISLAND OF LOLLAND OR LA AL AND.*
August 11th.—The Danes had told us it was a
nasty-passage over to Taars, and advised us to steam from
Korsør,—which advice was gratefully received, but
we followed the bent of our own inclinations. The
wind was really favourable; in four hours’ time we were
landed at Taars, and then had to wait that
neverending hour till the horses were procured and ready.
Womankind is admirable in travelling; it rises early
and bears fatigue, is easily contented at the inns with
bed and board; it will do and put up with anything,
except “ wait.” What are we to do ? A whole hour,
and those horses never come ; infamous I—write to the
postmaster, &c. &c. So, for very peace sake, we (for the
family is now increased by the arrival of the Philistines,
or, in plain English, a black-and-tan terrier called Vic,
and two schoolboys from Harrow) throw up a barricade
at once against all possible grumblings; we undress, we
* The Danes spell it cither way.
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