One shark had the gallantry to swim round
them for a few minutes, affording them an opportunity of observing it
closely. It appeared to be from sixteen to eighteen feet in length.
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The "unresting" traveller reached Copenhagen on the 19th of August, and
on the very same day embarked again for Sweden and Norway.
Let us accompany her to Christiania. This town and its suburbs, the
fortress, the royal castle, the freemasons' lodge, and other buildings,
surmount the noble harbour in a stately semicircle; which, in its turn,
is enclosed by meadows, and woods, and green hills. As if loath to leave
a scene so charming, the blue sea winds in among the fields and vales to
some distance behind the town.
The best part of Christiania is, not unnaturally, the latest built, where
the streets are broad and long, and the houses, both of brick and stone,
substantial. In the suburbs, most of the houses are of timber. Some of
the public edifices are architecturally conspicuous, particularly the new
castle and the fortress, which are finely situated on a commanding
elevation, and enjoy a prospect of great extent and splendid variety.
Madame Pfeiffer was much struck by the diverseness of the conveyances
that dash through the pleasant, breezy streets of this picturesque city.
The most common, but the least convenient, are called _carriols_.
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