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THIRD DAY. 
—4+— 
THE sun was shining brightly into my cabin when I awoke, 
and a lively bustle was going on both on the deck overhead 
and on shore near the vessel, and, on my asking where we 
were, I learned to my no small astonishment that we had 
already been lying some minutes at the pier of Apatin. 
I had therefore slept soundly through our departure at 
daybreak from the place where we had passed the night, and 
during the entire passage to Apatin. My brother-in-law had 
also done the same. So, hastily dressing, we hurried on 
deck. 
It was the 24th of April, and a splendid morning ; the sun 
had already attained its full strength, above us stretched the 
cloudless deep blue sky, and for the first time we felt that we 
had reached warmer and more southerly regions. 
There was plenty of work in progress both on board our 
vessel and on the pier, and Hodek had gone ashore to 
launch and attach to the steamer his large rowing-boat, which 
can also be used with sails. 
The ‘ Vienna,’ for so his craft was named, had come down 
to Apatin in advance, and was henceforth to remain with us. 
Several “csikeln” *—as they usually call the canoe-like 
punts used in Southern Hungary—were also brought off and 
stowed away, some in the ‘Vienna,’ some on board the 
steamer, while others were made fast to her. 
* Flat-bottomed crafts pointed at both ends and worked by a single- 
bladed paddle with a cross handle. They are chiefly used on the Danube 
between Pest and the Iron Gates. 
