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the Lapps. Some Germans who had succeeded
in reaching the camp on horseback, reported on
returning that they sank knee deep in mud,
and that it was impossible for ladies to do it.
Having had much previous experience of similar
reports, and knowing that a valley has sloping
sides as well as a swampy bottom, I resolved to
disregard all these warnings and attempt the walk
with my full complement of responsibilities. By
keeping well on the slopes, considerably above the
path, on the south side of the valley, we managed
to reach the camp, not by any means dry-footed,
but without serious inconvenience. The walk was
longer and much more laborious than when the
bottom path was dry and hard, especially as there
remained above us, and sometimes on the level of
our track, a multitude of snow patches from which
small torrents were flowing. These little streams
had to be crossed by jumping or balancing on
boulders.
The Lapp huts appeared just the same as when
I saw them before. I am surprised to find that
these rude hovels can stand so long.
The men were away on the fjeld with the
reindeer. The women and children who remained
were more sociable than on the occasion of my
first visit. The women were particularly
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