CHAPTER XI.

Return to Norway--Sail up the Gulf--Approach to Christiania --Its Appearance from the Water--Anecdote of Bernadotte-- Description of the City--The Fortress--Charles the XIIth --The Convicts--Story of the Captured Cannon--The Highwayman --Prospect from the Mountains--The Norwegian Peasant Girl 204

A Drive into the Interior--Extensive and Sublime Prospect --Norwegian Post-Houses--Repair of the Roads--Preparations for Departure 215