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quest of more coffee, giving us the opportunity to shift 

 our seats further apart. 



Our friend, the lessee, at the time of taking the fishing, 

 had arranged for the use of a house at Svardal during his 

 intended visit, and had also agreed to employ our present 

 attendant, whom we will call Johann, at the wage of Kr.2 

 per day, should he require assistance. 



The usual wage of a boatman is about Kr.3 per day 

 in the fashionable rivers of the country, but, further afield, 

 Kr.22 is about the figure, and in the up-country districts 

 Kr.2 is good pay. 



Details, written by a Norwegian of the district, had 

 been handed to us with the lease of the fishing, and when 

 writing from London advising our arrival, we had ex- 

 pressed our intention of carrying out the arrangements, 

 which we naturally concluded would be satisfactory to 

 all parties. 



After breakfast, our attendant and temporary host, 

 Johann, endeavoured to persuade us to remain at his 

 house in place of putting up at Svardal, as arranged in 

 our programme. 



The accommodation he offered consisted of a room with 

 one small bed, and a sitting-room, both of which were 

 scantily furnished, and had very recently been smeared 

 with inferior green paint. 



The family were determined if possible to detain us 



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