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30 THROUGH NORWAY WITII A KNAPSACK.
when bruised by the feet; the fashion is worthy of
adoption in English country mansions that have a
spacious entrance-hall.
There were many Swedes with leathern caps and
aprons on board. They come here for work, and after a
while return; wages being higher in this part of
Norway than in Sweden.
After a supper of cold trout, cheese, butter, and ale,
I retired to a good bed in a detached building, the
window close to the road and level with it, but without
shutters or anything more than the lace curtains. It
was the same at Eidsvold.
The fare by the steamer, second class, was 3 marks
20 skillings, or 3s. 5d.; dinner on board, of maccaroni
soup and good roast beef, 18 skillings, or 8d.: this was
rather under the usual charge, as I dined in the cook’s
galley.
The next morning I hooked on my knapsack, and
made a fair start. I pity the unhappy tourist who carries
a portmanteau, or even a carpet-bag, and can make no
progress without a " conveyance;" who is perpetually
waiting or hurrying for post-horses, or the starting of
trains and diligences ; Avho is dependent upon a
laundress for the washing of his shirt; and who goes about
groaning for " comfort" while travelling. A man to
whom comfort is necessary, and who cannot find
enjoyment in discomfort, should never venture beyond
lierne Bay or Margate, and only stay a fortnight at
either of these places: by no means should he go to
Norway.
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