Holidays in Tyrol : Klobenstein, Paneveggio and Obladis.- (Tauchnitz-Edition ; 1976)
that sleeping on hay was one of thè pleasures of mountain life, would go up Giuribel, and pass thè night at thè casera. The hostess did her best to dissuade thè im periai lady from thè adventure; but in vain : sire was not to be deterred by suggestions of discomfort. One night, however, was enough, for on her return thè “ august visitor” informed thè hostess that thè next lime she would sleep at Panevcggio. One Saturday, after supp er, an anthem was tri cd in expectation that it might be sung thè
next day. A hass voice was wanted. Would I lend mine at the Sunday morning Service? I stared, A Protestant voice in a popish chapel; would it not neutralize the wliole performance? “We don't mind if you don ? t,” was the answer; and so, well or ili, the anthem was sung. ITie 1 8th of August, the Emperoris birthday, feil on a Sunday. Something was to happen. The Wirth had asked me the « day before if I could dine with the others an hour earlier than usuai, but had offered no explanation. At nine