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stopped raining the youngster and I started together ; 
I transferred my knapsack to his shoulders, and a 
frane and a half to his pocket, to the great satisfaction 
of both parties. He proved a very useful little fellow, 
though I could not understand much of what he said ; 
he showed me some waterfalls and curious things that 
I should otherwise have missed. With the true spirit 
of his nation, ever ready to improve an opportunity, 
he told me he had a brother who spoke French, who 
would be my guide for the next day. It rained most of 
the way, but I was compensated for the partial wetting 
by the views of the most beautiful waterfalls, which 
fell into the valley in great profusion from the high 
precipices on each side. I could sometimes see twenty 
at one view. After a long and weary descent we came 
at last near the bottom, where this valley, and two 
others almost at the same point, fell into the main 
valley of the Aar, and I could look at the same 
moment up four deep and wild mountain valleys. 
Then skirting along the side of the mountain, we soon 
descended to Meyringen, deep in the main valley of 
the Aar, with two fine cascades behind it, and another 
very fine one, the cascade of the Reichenbach, on 
the opposite side of the valley. Glad enough was 
I when we reached the door of the humble auberge, 
and great was the havoe I made with the eatables 
which the kind landlady provided in abundance and 
of excellent quality. I sat down on a sofa in my 
chamber to read a little, but fell asleep instantly ; 
slept until eleven, then took my bed and slept until 
half past seven in the morning. 
I can say, with Sancho Panza, “ Blest be the man 
who first invented sleep.” In the evening, what with 
my great fatigue and blistered feet, I supposed I 
