The king was expected to close the proceedings in September.

{49} The hall of meeting is long and large.

Four rows of tapestried seats, one rising above the other, run lengthways along the hall, and afford room for eighty legislators.

Opposite the benches a table stands on a raised platform, and at this table the president and secretary sit.

A gallery, which is open to the public, runs round the upper portion of the hall.
Although I understood but little of the Norwegian language, I attended the meetings daily for an hour.