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stand Danish. In the higher schools, English together. 
with German, French, and Latin are taught, but at my 
time English was read only, not written or spoken as in 
the present secondary schools. As a young student I could 
read English but scarcely write anything correctly. 
During my botanical studies, I was compelled almost 
daily to read. English scientific literature, and peu @ peu 
I learned the usual combinations, scientific words, etc. _ 
_Thave thus taught myself to write English. Be-_ 
ginning & correspondence with foreign bikanicts. I tried 
_ to write: partly in German and partly in English. Ger-_ 
man is eany for us Danes to speak but very difficult to : 
> chi as my language ols corre- 
and 1. an write all my letters, even to Ger- 
lish. I know very well that my English 
; also that I can express my thoughts 
$0 » concisely t that I capes fear to be mis- 
