You May Be Quite Sure Our Dinner Went Off Merrily; The
Tetanus-Afflicted Salmon Proved Excellent, The Plover
And Ptarmigan Were Done To A Turn, The Mulligatawny Beyond
All Praise; But, Alas!
I regret to add, that he - the
artist, by whose skill these triumphs had been achieved - his
task accomplished,
- No longer sustained by the factitious
energy resulting from his professional enthusiasm, - at
last succumbed, and, retiring to the recesses of his
tent, like Psyche in the "Princess," lay down, "and
neither spoke nor stirred."
After another game or two of chess, a pleasant chat, a
gentle stroll, we also turned in; and for the next eight
hours perfect silence reigned throughout our little
encampment, except when Wilson's sob-like snores shook
to their foundation the canvas walls that sheltered him.
When I awoke - I do not know at what hour, for from this
time we kept no account of day or night - the white sunlight
was streaming into the tent, and the whole landscape was
gleaming and glowing in the beauty of one of the hottest
summer-days I ever remember. We breakfasted in our
shirt-sleeves, and I was forced to wrap my head in a
white handkerchief for fear of the sun. As we were all
a little stiff after our ride, I could not resist the
temptation of spending the day where we were, and examining
more leisurely the wonderful features of the neighbourhood.
Independently of its natural curiosities, Thingvalla was
most interesting to me on account of the historical
associations connected with it.
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