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he offered to accommodate us with lodgings at his own houfe. 
We chofe, however, to remain at the houfe of a merchant named 
Feldman, who did every thing in his power to oblige us, and 
under whofe roof we found all that could contribute to render our 
refidence agreeable. 
The manners of the Uleaborg fociety have a great refemblance. 
to thofe of the capital. The people have the fame inclination to 
play, and are fond of pompous entertainments, and of formality. 
As the ftranger is always the principal perfon in company, they 
are at pains to confult his tafte, and do every thing they fancy will 
be mod agreeable to him. The young ladies are exceedingly 
pleafed to be introduced to flrangers, and fhidy to profit as much 
as they can, in a becoming manner, by their vifits among them. 
When you have been invited to fup at a gentleman’s houfe, it is 
a cuftom (which I cannot fay is extremely gracious), as foon as 
the entertainment is over, for all the ladies, young and old, who 
wifh to teftify the pleafure they have enjoyed in your company, 
to give you a flap with the hand upon your back when you lea ft 
expedt it; and it is eftablifhed as a rule, that the more forcibly 
the hand is applied, the more emphatic is the lady’s declaration 
in your favour. 
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