hevorste

Updated: May 11, 2025

At the Russian post-house we found only a woman with the usual troop of children, the eldest of whom, a boy of sixteen, was splitting fir to make torches. I called out "hevorste!" After some consultation with the old woman, a younger boy was sent off somewhere, and we sat down to await the result.

Bayard Taylor - Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland