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on account of the reputed anomaly. I am sorry
that I cannot take either side of the controversy,
not having had time (a whole day would be
necessary) to investigate it. This lake is unquestionably
situated just on the watershed of two long valleys;
the Romsdal, down which the Rauma flows
northwestward, and the valley of the Logen, which
river flows in a south-easterly course towards
the G-uldbrandsdal. The maps show these rivers
flowing from the opposite ends either of the
Les-jevand, or of another lake, the Lesjeskogo Vand,
connected with the Lesjevand by a ligament of
river. This ligament, or a constriction of the
Lesjevand near Lesje, may be the seat of the
mystery of which I am unable to suggest any
further solution.
On reaching Stueflatten station we fairly enter
the Romsdal. All being good pedestrians, we
scorn to desecrate this glorious valley by driving
hurriedly through it, and therefore send our
luggage forward and walk on.
For myself, I was slightly tremulous. Vie had
with us a copy of ‘ Through Norway with a
Knapsack,’ wherein I have described this valley
with so much enthusiasm that the possibility of
having overrated it, the danger of raising excessive
expectations inducing reactionary disappointment,
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