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the fact that the only case of such extortion which
I experienced during my former journey was on
the opposite side of this same Sognefjord, where
I had something approaching a serious conflict
with the drunken boatmen of Sogndalsfjoeren.
Therefore I commenced my negotiations with
these rough-looking fellows rather severely; but
when they saw that I carried a copy of Bennett,
they referred to it at once, and assured me that
their charges would be simply those therein stated
as the legal fares. Therefore I arranged for a
full cavalcade to start in the course of two hours.
Before we had finished our breakfast the rest of
the tourists had cleared out, and were on the road;
our men and all horses and vehicles had also
disappeared, and as these men were not responsible
or licensed in any way, I thought we were left in
the lurch, that they had taken other “fares” that
were less exacting than I had been in the matter
of legal mileage rates.
In this, however, I was mistaken; for at the
appointed time they came with fair vehicles and
excellent horses, to the full extent of our
requirements.
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