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a very cold and slow ride, the roads being exceedingly 

 heavy. At Seton's we found Baron Schwerin, a poor 

 nobleman. 



Dec. 16. Drove rapidly through woods, our path 

 good ; waited at Hofve near two hours, then through 

 one of the most extensive and thickest forests I have 

 seen to Hasleror. "Whilst sitting waiting for horses I 

 amused the people by an involuntary feat, the carriage 

 running back about a dozen yards down a slope, but- 

 received no hurt. 



The horses are not changed at Mairiestadt, as towns 

 are always avoided if possible, from the difficulty 

 of finding horses. However, as I wished to see the 

 quarters of the man who had committed a recent 

 murder, I stopped a little ; was told, however, that 

 he was still whole in prison, as a robber, murderer, 

 and incendiary. Went to the inn, and seeing a small 

 table d'hdte laid, had the curiosity to wait to sup at it. 



However, I had to eat alone, as the company kept 

 walking up and down to the number of eleven whilst 

 I fed. Their staring amused me a little ; but I met 

 with the utmost civility. Some herrings which I ate 

 here, from Wencon, tasted exactly like those of Loch 

 Lomond.* 



This town stands on the Wennern Sea, and is a pretty 

 large place. I saw several genteel people enough. 



In passing on, one of the horses fell at his length. 

 The driver, swearing he was dead, would stop us. 

 After getting it round, found the cause of the fellow's 



* Probably Loch Fine. 



