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were very inadequate to what we found its 

 actual distance. At Icnojth, however, we 

 reached the plains of which we had en- 

 joyed so stupendous a prospect. Nothing 

 could be more delightful to my feelings 

 than this transition, from all the severity 

 of winter, to the warmth and beauty of 

 summer. The verdant herbage, the sweet- 

 scented clover, the tall grass reaching up 

 to m}^ arms, the grateful flavour of the 

 wild fruits, and the fine weather which 

 welcomed me to the foot of the alps, 

 seemed to refresh me both in mmd and 

 body. 



Here I found myself close to the sea 

 coast. I took up my abode at the house 

 of a ship-master, with whom I made an 

 agreement to be taken in a boat, the fol- 

 lowing day, along the coast. I much 

 wished to approach the celebrated whirl- 

 pool, called the Maelstrom, but I could 

 find nobody willing to venture near it. 



We set sail the next morning according 

 to appointment, but the wind proved con^ 



