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Eussia and from Finmark to the Caucasus, in Asia Minor 

 and Palestine, and once started to go to Timbuctoo, but 

 had to turn back as the country was dangerous. He 

 has now been travelHng about Europe for six and a half 

 years. He is an oldish man, very gentlemanly and 

 pleasant, and we were all very jolly together. The old 

 Yank paid Alston the compliment of saying that he 

 was liker ' one of our Western boys ' than any one he 

 had ever seen in Europe, and that if he went to Texas 

 he might go ' all round ' without being taken for a 

 'Britisher.' Whereat Alston felt muchly flattered! 



' Herr Bjerg-ulf ' is quite well and much quieter now. 

 He feeds greedily on raw meat. He can scarcely be 

 (like many pets) killed by ' over-kindness ' and good 

 living, his capacity for gulping down meat being 

 considerable. 



On arriving in Christiania we went to the hospital 

 and had warm baths, after which Bennett called, and 

 we turned into bed about 10 p.m. 



Jidij 20. 

 Thursday, the 20th of July, we settled everything with 

 Bennett to our mutual satisfaction. It cost us just 

 27sp. 40sk. each for carioles, provisions, etc. Subjoined 

 is a list of what we got from him : — 



