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CONVENT OF VEMMETOFTE.
Chap. LV.
Frederic V., concerning whose visit to Bregentved
tradition relates queer stories.
Frederic was, as you recollect, a gay and joyous
youth, a little mauvais sujet—no wonder, bored to
death by the hypocrisy of his father’s court. He loved
to run down to Bregentved, with a band of boon
companions, to enjoy himself. They disguised
themselves as peasants, and amused themselves among the
villagers. One day, when at supper, the prince in a
fit of jealousy drew his sword, and passed it through
the body of his host and companion. The blood still
stains the floor of the banqueting-hall; no
scouringdrops, no soda, will remove the spot—indeed, the
housekeeper declares the more you scrub the redder it
becomes, like Rizzio’s gore in the Palace of Holyrood.
VEMMETOFTE.
We are all among the nuns to-day, and hasten off
as fast as horses will carry us towards the convent of
Vemmetofte, anxious to catch the daylight. We were
told to expect little beauty, but that the collection of
royal portraits was interesting, as well as the interior of
the building. The new courts lately erected—a fine
series of gabled buildings in striped brickwork—are
highly creditable to the “ ladies ” of the chapter:
decidedly architecture is on the move in Denmark.
This chapter was founded in 1785 by Prince Charles,
brother of King Frederic IV., and his sister the Princess
Hedvig, who resided here until the day of her death.
We were received by the priest of the establishment, who
conducted us over the apartments, which have remained
in statu quo since the death of the foundress, and
con
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