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Supplement 165
Mountain slope, on the shore of Lake Wettern,
near Alvastra Cloister. It is one of the love-
liest tracts of land in Sweden, and is described
by a renowned journalist, in the following
enthusiastic words : "The most wonderful thing
about it is the view—which might well have
been that much dreamed and simg-of outlook
from Mignon's castle by Lago Maggiore.
There is the broad water mirror framed by
trees; elm, oak, and beech encompass the
home." A poetic and charming description,
giving us a good picture of the spot where our
great Ellen Key has built her nest. Let me
also give some idea of the interior of the home,
and the purpose for its future. These citations
are from different newspapers: "Through
the centre of the house runs, in Italian style,
a hallway with red brick floor. It is finished
in white, with bright red doors. The same
red and green wreaths which decorate her
books are used for the frieze. On one wall
hangs a large framed map of Sweden with the
super-scription in blue and yellow letters
Var forntids land, var framtids land (The land
of our fathers, the land of our future). On
the opposite wall hangs a similar map of
Wettern and surroundings, with the super-
scription Ddr livets hav oss gett en strand (Where
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