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ness that 1 was cuutractiiig a .severe eukl, lor all I he moss 

 had rotted nwav from hetweoii tlic stones. aii<l tin- wind 

 blew au'ainst ns I'reelw This was imrl iall\' r(Miitilic(l tlic 

 next (la\' with I'lvsh nmss, Itiil even then. ! eouhl sec to 

 write by the daylight that came througii the holes, so that 

 windows were not missed. The door was guiltless of any 

 ftistening, an(f. in a high wind, conhl only 1)e made secure by 

 a ]»ole jammed against it l>y somebody else on the outside, 

 which was awkward if }'ou wanted to gi't out in a liurry. 



The riglit of ]>astui'age on t]te fj''hl is not I Ix'lieve, as 

 ill Switzerland, common to all the inhabitants of a \alley, 

 but is — unh'ss the law iias bccu altered — the property 

 of individuals, who have obtained a prospective right 

 by long usage. Perhaps this is because it was not worth 

 quarrelling about. 'I'he\" do however convert it into good 

 milk, cream and cheese — llie kind licnerallv niade, and 

 which is called onijs-os/ (whey cheese), being of a dark 

 br*)wn colour. The whole establishment is manao'ed bv 

 one strong-minded rcnialc who leads a solitary life, except 

 when her supplies tire Itrought once a week. She has to 

 milk the cows, make two or three different kinds of cheese, 

 and keep all the uten>ils ch'an, so her time does not hang 

 heavy on her hands, and I came across none who did not 

 seem to like it. 



The second dav we were ao-aiu successful. W'r li.id had 

 n fruitless L:rind over an extensive snow-liild and were 

 comimrhome, when the inl'.illiMe •■' Barfod aijain told ii< of 

 the presence of deer, and led us up to tliem — a herd of ten. 

 It was my turn to have first shot, I made a very bad one 

 and hit the deer too far l)ack, Init retrieved my honour, by 

 knocking him over with the second barrel. As we walked 



