Bird Life in Denmarl< — On the Fjord 



343 



was an unpleasant experience in our saturated condition. 

 We did not reach our inn until late that evening, in a 

 wretched state — ^wet, cold, and more or less miserable ; and 

 we must have presented a funny appearance on our way 

 from the boat to our headquarters. Two mad Englishmen 

 enjoying themselves in their own peculiar way was probably 

 the opinion of the natives. 



KuFK lyMudu'lt'i JiKi^na.x). 



Tliis wetting and exposure brought on, a few days 

 later, a bad attack of rheumatism, for the first time in my 

 life ; and I was compelled to wear wading-trousers for the 

 remainder of my visit. And walking even such a distance 

 as seven or eig-ht miles, which was the minimum, in wet 

 wading-trousers and heavy brogues, carrying a big load 

 of cameras, is very liard and slow work, especially as it had 

 to be done on one leg, the other being practically useless. 



