within the last years his books have overdone him!"

"Yes, many a time has he put out to sea with my husband!" pursued
one of the daughters-in-law. "One night he remained out with him.
How anxious the French Mamsell at the hall was about him!"

"He was never haughtty," said the grandmother. "He nibbled his
dried fish with the fresh fish, and drank a little cup of water,
although he was used to better things at home. But to-day we have
white bread, fresh and good; it came yesterday from Lemvig."

The brandy-glass, with its wooden, red-painted foot, was placed
before Otto. Under the bed there was an anker of brandy,--"a little
stock," as all stranded goods are here called.

Otto inquired after the married sons. They were with their men on
the shore, ready to embark on their fishing expedition, The
grandmother would accompany him thither; they were not yet
departed: she should first take them provisions.

The old woman took her stick, the dog sprang forward, and now
commenced their wandering among the sand-hills, where their huts or
booths, built with rafters and smeared with earth, stood. Around
lay the refuse of fish,--heads and entrails, thrown about. The men
were just then busied in carrying the trough and fishing-tackle
[Author's Note: A "Bakke" consists of three lines, each of 200
Danish ells, or about 135 yards, and of 200 fishing-hooks; the
stretched "Bakke" is thus about 200 yards, with 600 hooks; these
are attached to the line with strings half an ell long and as thick
as fine twine. To each "Bakke" belongs a square trough, on which it