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and dipping each morsel into some of the 

 fat broth, in which the whole has been 

 boiled, before they put it into their mouths. 

 Numbers of people assemble from the 

 neighbourhood, to look in upon the com- 

 pany through the door ; and as they ex- 

 pect to share in the feast, the stewards 

 give them two or three bits of meat, ac- 

 cording as they respect them more or less. 

 What remains after every body is satisfied, 

 is put together, and wrapped up in the 

 blankets or cloths, that part of it which 

 is left by the new-married couple being 

 kept separate from the rest, as no other 

 person is allowed to partake of their share. 

 The dinner being over, the whole company 

 shake hands and return thanks for their 

 entertainment. They always shake hands 

 with the bride and bridegroom in the first 

 place, and then with the rest, saying at 

 the same time kusslan. 



After taking some brandy, the whole 

 party go to bed. The herd of reindeer 

 had been turned out to pasture from the 



