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and the Vor Fruekirke (my earlier visit to this collection of the 

 great Danish sculptor's work was late in the day and the light 

 was dim : now it was perfect, and I enjoyed "the company of the 

 saints" fully). In the museum there were too evident marks of 

 decay about the building. I do not recall another city so endowed 

 with a collection of the works of a native master, and Copenhagen 

 cannot afford to allow even the appearance of neglect in this temple 



NATIONAL MUSEUM, STOCKHOLM. 



of sculpture. The new building of the Xy.-Carlsberg Glyptothek 

 near the railway station we had not time to visit, although the re- 

 membrance was fresh of a former pleasant inspection when the 

 munificent gift to the city was in less imposing quarters. Spring- 

 time in these northern cities is always, to me, the best season, and 

 we were in no hurry to leave Copenhagen where we had found so 

 many things to interest and instruct us, but like the Ancient 

 Mariner we were obliged to move on, and indeed the way on was 

 very attractive ; the ferry to Maltnb, and the day's journey through 

 the lake region of Sweden was very enjoyable, and it seemed a 



fitting close to so pleasant a day when we came to the island city 



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