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immediately his displeasure subsided, and he was 

 all good-humour again. His friendship was sure 

 and invariable, science being generally its basis ; 

 and every one who knew him must be aware what 

 concern he always manifested for his pupils, and 

 with how much zeal they returned his friendship. 

 In summer we followed him into the country. Our 

 life was then much happier. Our dwelling was 

 about a quarter of a league distant from his house 

 at Hammarby, in a farm. He rose very early in 

 summer, mostly about four o'clock. At six he 

 came to us, because his house was then building, 

 breakfasted with us, and gave lectures upon the 

 natural orders of plants as long as he pleased, and 

 generally till about ten o'clock. We then wan- 

 dered about among the neighbouring rocks, the 

 productions of which afforded us plenty of enter- 

 tainment. In the afternoon we went to his garden, 

 and in the evening mostly played at the Swedish 

 game of trissett, in company with the ladies. 

 Occasionally, the whole family came to spend the 

 day with us, and then we sent for a peasant, who 

 played on an instrument resembling a violin, to 

 which we danced in the barn of our farm-house ; 

 and though the company was but small, and the 

 dances superlatively rustic, we passed the time 

 merrily. While we danced, Linnaeus sat looking on, 

 and smoking his pipe ; sometimes, though very 

 rarely, he danced a Polish dance, in which he ex- 

 celled every one of us young men. He was 

 exceedingly delighted when he saw us in high 



