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to form, and of regularity as to design, which I 
had never before seen in the island, but, on ap¬ 
proaching the door of the principal building, it 
seemed as if I was actually transported to another 
country. In point of architecture and materials, 
it was, indeed, built in the true style of an Ice¬ 
landic dwelling, and totally unlike the Danish 
ones of Reikevig, but there was, nevertheless, an 
appearance of refinement even in the turf walls 
and numerous roofs, the painted doors and the 
large glass windows, which I little expected to 
have met with. To comfort and cleanliness in 
the persons of the natives I had not been much 
accustomed, and was, therefore, the more glad 
to find them here: for a hearty welcome I was 
fully prepared, for I had every where experienced 
it; but those only who have been long exposed 
to the accents of a language, with the meaning 
of which they are wholly unacquainted, can con¬ 
ceive how sweet such a welcome sounds, when 
given me, as here by the Tatsroed, in my native i 
tongue. We entered by a long passage, with 
a boarded floor and wainscotted walls, and, after | 
crossing another smaller one, arrived at the study, 
a room of moderate size, well stored with books; \ 
adjoining to which was the parlor, which, if I 
recollect right, had stuccoed walls, painted of a 
blue color, and a boarded roof and floor. A 
Danish sofa and other good furniture much re- 
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