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us, and in a short time even the coast, only a few yards 

 off, became but a mere dim outline. The storm con- 

 tinued till four o'clock. At that hour we passed a 

 headland on one side of which all was dark and 

 gloomy, with snow falling rapidly, while on the 

 other side the sun was shining in all its splendour, 

 and not a cloud was to be seen. Even behind, from 

 where we had just come, there was not a cloud visible 

 in the sky, but the snow lay like a fog-bank on the 

 sea, forming a wall fifty or sixty yards high, above 

 which the clear sky was visible. The scene before 

 us was lovely. A calm expanse of sunlit water with 

 a background of wooded hills was gradually suc- 

 ceeded in the distance by high, pure white moun- 

 tains, still and serene. The sun was now sinking, 

 and the ripples on the surface of the water shone 

 like molten gold, while the white crests of the hills 

 assumed a crimson glow, contrasting magnificently 

 with their snowy drapery. In spite of the beauty 

 of sun, mountains, and fjord, however, we could not 

 help feeling the severe cold, which already, early in 

 the afternoon, was about 20 to 25 of frost, though 

 it is true that the calmness of the air caused it to 

 be much less perceptible than might have been ex- 

 pected. 



On the quay at Bosekop we found almost the 

 whole population waiting to receive us, and among 

 them were our Lapp drivers, who had come down 

 from the fjeld the previous evening to meet us. 



