144 VISIT TO DENMARK [1799- 



indeed no room is wasted, the rocks in the river being 

 joined to the bridge over it by a small lateral passage, 

 all of wood, and mills constructed on the same : from 

 this number of mills the town receives its name. We 

 set out to follow our forebote, and travelled slowly 

 (the roads being very heavy) through a flat, cleared, 

 and cultivated country : the remarkable feature of 

 rocks continued in the flattest ground. All this day 

 it struck us much that instead of being abrupt and 

 high masses as before, these had gradually become 

 low and smooth, appearing in single patches in the 

 middle of the fields. 



Here and. there were seen also some more abrupt 

 and rugged blocks, chiefly among clumps of trees. At 

 the first inn we came to, were kept two hours for 

 horses. Drove on very quick, through fine woods. 

 Passed a plain where a feAV works were thrown up. 

 Supped at a place for exercising artillery and review- 

 ing. Came to Lynkoping, a pretty large town with 

 some good houses in it, and one or two large public 

 buildings. By the merest chance in the world found 

 our luggage, the forebote having stopped. Met a very 

 civil young man (Mr Wenman), who was stopping 

 here in his way to England. He had been there for 

 two years, and spoke English ; was very civil indeed 

 in getting rooms. We set off, leaving Ned to follow 

 with the baggage when horses should be got. The 

 country again fertile. The roads this stage were 

 under repair. Every twenty or thirty yards we saw 

 the country carts unloading, which they do by taking 



