ADVENTURES OF NILS
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houses and ornaments. He said that such castle as Vittskovle was a mile-post on Here one could see how far time's highway.
an old
the people had advanced three hundred and years ago; and one could judge for one-
fifty
self whether things had gone forward or backward since their time. But this dissertation the boy escaped hearing; for the student who carried him was thirsty again, and stole into the kitchen to
ask for a drink of water. When the boy was carried into the kitchen, he should have tried to look around for the goosey-gander. He had begun to move; and as he did this, he happened to press too hard against the lid-
and
it
flew open.
As
botanists' box-lids are
always flying open, the student thought no more about the matter but pressed it down
Then the cook asked him
again.
a snake "
No,
replied.
moved
if
he had
in the box. I
have only a few plants," the student "It was certainly something that
there," insisted the cook.
The student
threw back the lid to show her that she was " mistaken. "See for yourself if