kets
in a thousand directions. Every thing was in motion to celebrate the day
and its hero; and while the father of the family set about to mix a
bowl--for he would that the whole house should drink Henrik's
health--the others laid plans for a journey to Stockholm. The whole
family must be witnesses of Henrik's receiving the great gold
medal--they must be present on the day of his triumph. Eva recovered
almost her entire liveliness as she described a similar festival which
she had witnessed in the Swedish Academy.

Henrik talked a deal about Stockholm; he longed to be able to show his
mother and sisters the beautiful capital. How they would be delighted
with the gallery of mineralogy--how they would be charmed with the
theatres! how they would see and hear the lovely Demoiselle Hoegquist and
the captivating Jenny Lind![17]--and then the castle!--the
promenades--the prospects--the churches--the beautiful statues in the
public places--Henrik would have been almost ready to have overthrown
some of them. Oh, there was so much that was beautiful and delightful to
see in Stockholm!

The mother smiled in joy over----the occasion of the journey to
Stockholm; the father said "yes" to that and every thing; the
countenances of the young people beamed forth happiness; the bowl was
fragrant with good luck.

The young Baron L., who liked Henrik extremely, and who liked still more
every lively excitement to every uproar, was possessed by a regular
frenzy to celebrate the day. He waltzed with everybody; Louise might not
sit still; "the little lady" must allow herself to be twirled about; but
the truth was that in her joy she was about as wild for dancing as he
was himself--the very Judge himself must waltz with him; and at last he
waltzed with chairs and tables, whilst the fire of the punch was not
very much calculated to abate his vivacious spirits.

It was very hard for the Judge that he was compelled on this very day to
leave home, but pressing business obliged him to do so. He must make a
journey that same evening, which would detain him from home for three or
four days, and although he left his family in the full bloom of their
joy and prosperity, the short separation appeared to him more painful
than common.

After he had taken his leave he returned--a circumstance very unusual
with him--to the room again; embraced his wife yet a second time,
flourished about with his daughters in his wolf's-skin cloak as if out
of livelin