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But the young man who had sold the tickets, and who was in the act of drawing down the panel, caught a glimpse of this belated lady, and was good-natured enough to wait. 'A ticket for Heaven's sake! A ticket for Drammen! What does it cost? 'Where are you going, miss? asked the good-natured young man. 'To Drammen do you hear? But do make haste. I am sure the train will be gone.
'But, miss, said the young man, with a modest smile, 'you are in Drammen. 'Ah! I beg your pardon. Yes, so I am; it is to Modum, to Modum that I want to go. She received her ticket, filled her lap with her things, and, purse in mouth, hurried out upon the platform. She was instantly seized by powerful hands, lifted off the ground, and tenderly deposited in a coupé.
On the 25th August, at three o'clock in the afternoon, I left Christiania, squeezed myself into my carriage, and, following the example of Norwegian dames, I seized the reins. I drove as if I had been used to it from infancy. I turned right and left, and my horse galloped and trotted gaily on. The road to Drammen is exquisite, and would afford rich subjects for an artist.
Mention should especially be made of a certain fish, stuffed with a savory herb, of which the professor partook with evident delight. At half past one o'clock the carriage, to which fresh horses had been harnessed, was brought to the hotel door, and our friends started down the principal street of Drammen at a brisk trot.
The town of Drammen has pretty streets and houses, and above 6000 inhabitants. The hotel where I lodged was pretty and clean. My bedroom was a large room, with which the most fastidious might have been contented. The supper which they provided for me was, however, most frugal, consisting only of soft-boiled eggs.
The papers announced that the famous ticket bearing the number 9672 was now in the possession of M. Sandgoist, of Drammen, and that this ticket would be sold to the highest bidder; so, if M. Sandgoist was now the owner of the aforesaid ticket, he must have purchased it for a round sum of Hulda Hansen. Of course this announcement lowered the young girl very decidedly in public estimation. What!
To be a deputy was enough for him; he craved no further advancement. Just at this time Sylvius Hogg was taking advantage of a three months' vacation to recuperate after a year of severe legislative toil. He had left Christiania six weeks before, with the intention of traveling through the country about Drontheim, the Hardanger, the Telemark, and the districts of Kongsberg and Drammen.
It is sometimes possible to hire a vehicle, but this generally consists only of a miserable peasant's cart. I hired, therefore, a carriol for the whole journey, and a horse to the next station, the townlet of Drammen, distant about twenty-four miles.
There is quicksilver in the veins of their soil, but little or none in the veins of their bodies. The reply had evidently caused the mother some anxiety, however, for she added hastily: "Has anything happened to my son?" "No, but the Christiania postman gave him a letter, and " "A letter from Drammen?" repeated Dame Hansen, in a lower tone. "I don't know about that," replied the youth.
An establishment at Drammen gave us as much fruit syrup as we could drink, and if the giver only knew how many times we blessed the excellent product he supplied, I am sure he would be pleased. On the homeward march from the Pole we looked forward every day to getting nearer to our supply of syrup.
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