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FOURTEENTH DAY. 
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THE sun was just rising brilliantly in the eastern sky and 
gilding with its first beams the splendid woods of Draueck, 
when we stepped on deck to enjoy the invigorating morning 
air. 
All night long the steamer had been continuously going 
up-stream, and we had slipped quickly past Gerevié and the 
splendid mountains of the Fruska-Gora. We now intended 
to halt somewhere above Draueck, and to ramble through the 
Hullé6 swamp from that point—a plan really originated by 
Brehm, who, while we were engaged in our excursions in the 
Apatin “auen,” had, on one of his trips, reached this large and 
imposing wooded marsh, and was now desirous of investigating 
it more thoroughly. 
Our steamer stopped at a charming spot about a mile above 
the junction of the Drave with the Danube, where we saw on 
the left bank the great “auen,” which extended to Draueck, 
while on the right a thin strip of wood ran between the bank 
and the marsh. Looking upwards, there was a wonderful 
view of the river girt by its splendid forests of the deepest 
green; but downwards the prospect, which was also bounded 
by woods, only extended as far as the great bend of the 
stream. 
Once more we were in the midst of this striking district, 
that had so enchanted us a week ago, and on seeing these 
grand scenes again we were filled with such an increase of 
wonder and admiration that we stood spellbound on the 
deck. 
Breakfast having been despatched, the arrangements for 
