The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . 118 THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. [CHAr. With the exception of the old womens gossip the greatestquietness prevails in the sleeping-chamber. It is not uncom-mon for men to visit each other. Thus the first night we spentat Najtskaj the tent where we lodged was full of people, butwithout the least disturbance arising. If one had anything tosay he talked in quite a low tone; as if he were shy. He waslistened to attentively, without any interruption. First when hehad finis


The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . 118 THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. [CHAr. With the exception of the old womens gossip the greatestquietness prevails in the sleeping-chamber. It is not uncom-mon for men to visit each other. Thus the first night we spentat Najtskaj the tent where we lodged was full of people, butwithout the least disturbance arising. If one had anything tosay he talked in quite a low tone; as if he were shy. He waslistened to attentively, without any interruption. First when hehad finished another began. Affection between spouses and parents and children is particu-larly strong. I have seen fathers kiss and caress their childrenbefore they went to rest, and what I found most remarkable was. Ta. •


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