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four or five miles further brought me to 

 the western edge of this ridge, for I was 

 desirous of examining that side of the 

 mountains, to see how it agreed with the 

 eastern part. I had no sooner arrived at 

 the icy mountains than a storm overtook 

 me, accompanied b v a shower of thin 

 pieces of ice, which soon formed an icy 

 crust over my own clothes and those of 

 my conductor. The severity of the cold 

 obliged me to borrow the gloves and 

 lappmudd (coat of rein-deer skin) from the 

 man who accompanied me. But the wea- 

 ther proved more favourable as soon as we 

 had crossed the summit of the ridge. 

 From hence the verdant appearance of 

 Norway, lying far beneath us, was very 

 delightful. The whole country was per- 

 fectly green, and, notwithstanding its vast 

 extent, looked like a garden in miniature, 

 for the tallest trees appeared not above a 

 span high. As we began to descend the 

 alps, it seemed as if we should soon arrive 

 at the lower country, but our calculations 



