Nothingamusedmemore,whenIhadlodgingsofthisdescription,thanthecuriosityofthepeople,whowouldrushineverymorning,assoonasIopenedthedoor。Thefirstthingtheysaidtoeachotherwasalways,\"Krarhefurhunsovid\"Wherecanshehaveslept?。ThegoodpeoplecouldnotconceivehowitwaspossibletospendanightALONEinachurchsurroundedbyachurchyard;theyperhapsconsideredmeanevilspiritorawitch,andwouldtoogladlyhaveascertainedhowsuchacreatureslept。WhenIsawtheirdisappointedfaces,Ihadtoturnawaynottolaughatthem。
June29th。
EarlythenextmorningIcontinuedmyjourney。NotfarfromSkalholtwecametotheriverThiorsa,whichisdeepandrapid。Wecrossedinaboat;butthehorseshadtoswimafterus。Itisoftenverytroublesometomakethehorsesenterthesestreams;theyseeatoncethattheywillhavetoswim。Theguideandboatmencannotleavetheshoretillthehorseshavebeenforcedintothestream;
andeventhentheyhavetothrowstones,tothreatenthemwiththewhip,andtofrightenthembyshoutsandcries,topreventthemfromreturning。
Whenwehadmadenearlytwelvemilesonmarshyroads,wecametothebeautifulwaterfalloftheHuitha。Thisfallisnotsoremarkableforitsheight,whichisscarcelymorethanfifteentotwentyfeet,asforitsbreadth,andforitsquantityofwater。Somebeautifulrocksaresoplacedattheledgeofthefall,thattheydivideitintothreeparts;butitunitesagainimmediatelybeneaththem。Thebedoftheriver,aswellasitsshores,isoflava。