46 TEAVEL, ADVENTURE, AND SPORT. 



occurred, I shall pass that day over altogether. With 

 regard to the forstmester, he arrived late at night. 

 His deer had been captured fourteen miles from the 

 spot from where it started : it was found in the forest, 

 where the poolk had entangled itself between two 

 trees, thus effectually making it a prisoner. Had 

 it got away altogether, both the forstmester and I 

 would have been in a nice dilemma, as all our cash 

 was placed in a small compartment of his poolk. As 

 for the deer, it was utterly spoiled, not on account of 

 its forty-three-mile run, but because of the speed kept 

 up the whole time. 



We were now on Russian territory, and spent the 

 worst night since our arrival on the fjeld. Imagine 

 six grown-up persons in a small room not more than 

 ten feet by twelve, in which a bed, a large chest of 

 drawers, and other articles of furniture, necessarily 

 occupied most of the space. "Well, there was nothing 

 for it ! Two of us occupied the bed, while the others 

 took up a position and jostled each other on the floor. 

 Cramped and chilled, we were all only too glad to 

 leave Sirma, as the place is called, as early as pos- 

 sible next morning. 



We now had a long drive through Eussian territory 

 (without passports), and noted the hang-dog look of 

 every one with whom we came in contact, as well as 

 the obsequious manner in which they saluted us, and 

 at the same time asked for a glass of vodka. 



The falls of Tana are on this day's route ; but we 



