Chapter XXXI: Sketches From the Bergenstift

Peder's Embarrassment--His Drowning--The Landlady--Morning at Ulvik--A Norwegian Girl--Female Ugliness--Return to Vossevangen --Indolence--Detention at Stalheim--Scenery of the Naerödal-- Postillions--On the Gudvangen Fjord--The Sogne Fjord--Transparency of the Water--The Boatmen. 359

CHAPTER XXXII.

HALLINGDAL--THE COUNTRY-PEOPLE OF NORWAY.

Roads to Christiania--Southern Sunshine--Saltenaaset--The Church of Borgund--Top of the Fille Fjeld--Natives on Sunday--Peculiar Female Costume--Scarcity of Milk and Water--The Peak of Saaten--A Breakfast at Ekre--Hallingdal--Wages of Labourers--Valley Scenery --How _Förbuds_ are sent--General Swindling--Character of the Norwegians for Honesty--Illustrations--Immorality--A "Cutty Sark" --Charms of Green. 370

CHAPTER XXXIII.

TELLEMARK AND THE RIUKAN-FOSS.

The Silver Mines of Kongsberg--Roads in Tellemark--Bargaining for Horses--The Inn at Bolkesjö--Sleeping Admonitions--Smashing Travel--Tinoset--The Tind Lake--A Norwegian Farm-House--The Westfjord-dal and its Scenery--Ole Torgensen's Daughter--The Valley--A Leper--Defile of the Maan Elv--Picture of the Riukan-Foss --Its Beauty--A Twilight View--Supper at Ole's--The Comprehension of Man--A singular Ravine--Hitterdal--How respectable People live --The old Church--Return to Christiania. 383

CHAPTER XXXIV.

NORWAY AND SWEDEN.

Norwegian Honesty--The Country People--Illicit Connections--The Icelandic Language--Professor Munck--The Storthing--The Norwegian Constitution--The Farmer-State--Conversation between a German Author and a Swedish Statesman--Gottenburg--A Fire--Swedish Honesty and Courtesy--The Falls of Trollhätten. 398

CHAPTER XXXV.

A TRAMP THROUGH WERMELAND AND DALECARLIA.

Our Route--Leaving Carlstad--The Scenery--Valley of the Klar Elv --Ohlsäter--Wedding Arches--Asplund--A Night Journey--Adventures in search of a Bed--Entrance into Dalecarlia--The Farmers at Tyngsjö--Journey through the Woods--The People at Westerdal--The Landlord at Rågsveden--The Landlady--Dalecarlian Morality--A Läsare--The Postillion--Poverty--A Dalecarlian Boy--Reception at Kettbo--Nocturnal Conversation--Little Pehr--The female Postillion --The Läsare in Dalecarlia--View of Mora Valley. 407

CHAPTER XXXVI.

LAST DAYS IN THE NORTH.

Mora Scenery--"The Parsonage of Mora"--The Magister--Peasants from Upper Elfdal--Scenery of the Siljan--Hymns on Board--Opinions of the Läsare--Their Increase--Conversation with the Peasants-- Leksand--The Domprost Hvasser--Walk in the Garden--Dalecarlian Songs--Rainy Travel--Fahlun--Journey to Upsala--The Cholera--The Mound of Odin--_Skål_ to the Gods--The End of Summer in Stockholm --Farewell to the North. 425

NORTHERN TRAVEL, ETC.