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trary, and the boat-men were, after a while, 

 exhausted with rowing. Meantime I 

 amused myself in examining various pe- 

 trifactions, zoophytes, and submarine plants 

 of the Fucus tribe, which occupied every 

 part of the coast. In the evening I ar- 

 rived at the house of Mr. Rask, the pastor 

 of Torfjorden, who gave me a kind recep- 

 tion. 



Next day we proceeded further on our 

 voyage ; but the contrary wind exhausted 

 our patience, and we veered about, soon 

 reaching the place ' from whence we had 

 first set out, the wind being directly in our 

 favour for that purpose. 



On the following morning I climbed 

 one of the neighbouring mountains. Math 

 the intention of measuring its height. 

 While I was reposing in perfect tranquillity 

 on the side of the hill, busied only in 

 loosening a stone which I wanted to exa- 

 mine, I heard the report of a gun at a 

 small distance below. I was however too 

 far off to receive any hurt, so, thanks to 



