274 ANECDOTES. 



*' short red robe de chambre, with a green fur-cap on his head and a pipe 

 " in his hand. He came for half an hour but stopped a whole one, 

 " and many times two. His conversation on these occasions was ex- 

 " tremely sprightly and pleasant. It either consisted in anecdotes rela- 

 " tive to the learned in his profession, with whom he got acquainted in 

 " foreign countries, or in clearing up our doubts, or giving us other 

 " kinds of instruction. He used to laugh then most heartily, and dis- 

 " played a serenity and an openness of countenance, which proved how 

 " much his soul was susceptible of amity and good fellowship. 



" Our life was much happier when we resided in the country. Our 

 habitation was about half a quarter of a league distant from his house 

 « at Hammarby — in a farm where we kept our own furniture and other 

 *' requisites for housekeeping. He rose very early in summer, and 

 <' mostly about four o'clock. At six he came to us because his house 

 " was then building, breakfasted with us, and gave leftures upon the 

 ^ natural orders of plants (ordines naturales plantarim *), as long as he 

 « pleased, and generally till about ten o'clock. We then wandered 

 " about till twelve upon the adjacent rocks, the produftions of which 

 " afforded us plenty of entertainment. In the afternoon we repaired to 

 his garden, and in the evening we mostly played at the Swedish game 

 " of trisselt, in company with his spouse. 



« On Sundays the whole family usually came to spend the day with 

 " Us. We sent for a peasant who played on an instrument resembling a 

 « violin, at the sound of which we danced in the barn of our farm- 

 " house. Our balls were certainly not very splendid, the company but 



• The publication of those lefturcs by Dr. Gieseke, is to be found in the Lift of the 

 Works of LiNUiEus. 



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