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them. In the hut was stored the museum of insects, flowers, 

 and shells. He was never too busy or tired to mend a broken 

 toy. The children felt that he was not simply their father, but 

 their patientest, intimate friend. They were not taught to feel 

 a great difference between the six days and the seventh. The 

 Sundays were not much above the level of ordinary days, because 

 the work-days were so much above the ordinary level. He made 

 them feel that "honesty and modesty" made the true gentleman, 

 and that it was the finest thing in the world " to give needless 

 pain to no one, poor or rich, and to take pride in giving up one's 

 own pleasure for the sake of those weaker than oneself. But 

 what shall we say of Kingsley's wife — whose love was the in- 

 spu-ation and the guide of his whole activity — who for years 

 wrote at his dictation all his letters, sermons and novels ! " Few 

 and evil would have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage, 

 but for her," Charles Kingsley said. 



Mr. Carey closed with a brief allusion to the pathetic incidents 

 of Kingsley's death, and with Max Miiller's description of his 

 funeral at Eversley. 



PAPER ON NORWAY AND THE LAND OF 

 THE MIDNIGHT SUN. 



By J. W. THOMPSON, October 16th, 1888. 



We, a party of four, started from Newcastle on the 8th of 

 June and returned on the 5th of July, 1887. It is best to visit 

 Norway in the month of June, for many reasons, especially 

 because the days are at full length. 



We were bound to Bergen by the good ship the " Norge," and 

 arrived there in fan* form after two nights and one day of the 

 usual sea experiences. 



Bergen is the second town of importance in Norway, and is a 

 very suitable place to arrive at, as it is very central for getting to 

 the parts most interesting to the tourist or sportsman. A great 

 feature in Norway is its fjords. They are the highways in Nor- 

 way. Some of them run 100 to 150 miles inland, and are of 

 various widths from being just wide enough to admit the passage 

 of a steamer to several miles wide. Their beauty and interest is 

 of the most varied and delightful character and of world renowned 

 fame. 



The depth of these fjords is something remarkable. In one 

 position- in the Molde Fjord we passed close to an immense cliff 

 5,000 feet high, and if we had dropped the lead there, it would 

 have gone to a depth of 3,000 feet. Many of the fjords are in 



