When I threatened to inscribe my complaint in the book, he seemed not to care, and insisted on his demand, till I was obliged to pay him.

On my return to Mael, I kept my word, asked for the book, and entered my complaint, although I was alone with all the peasants.

It was not so much the money which annoyed me, as the shameless imposition.

I am of opinion that every one should complain when he is wronged; if it does not benefit him, it will make the matter more easy for his successor.
I must confess, in justice to the peasants, that they were very indignant when I told them of the dishonesty of their countryman, and did not attempt to prevent my complaint.
To conclude my journey, I need only remark that, although the rain had ceased, the sky was still covered with clouds, and the country shrouded in mist.

I therefore took the shorter road to Christiania, by which I had come, although I thereby missed a beautiful district, where I should, as I was told, have seen the most splendid perspective views in Norway.
This would have been on the road from Kongsberg over Kroxleben to Christiania.