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magistrate, for the injury done to their
character, or would sign a written recantation
of what he had said. Learning th at
an Englishman was in the house, he
came to ask my advice : I told him that
I had perfect confidence in the honesty
of the landlord and his wife, but I thought
he would have no difficulty in arranging
the affair, without going before the bailiff,
as the landlord seemed a sensible good-
tempered man. I persuaded the landlady
to let the gentleman return to Interlaken,
sending with him a confidential servant.
They met our host on the road, who, after
some explanation, returned the gentleman
his box-coat and whip. A few hours afterwards,
when we were retiring to bed, the
landlady came thundering at the door, with
a letter in her hand, which the English
gentleman had sent over by express, to say
that his niece had found the shawl in her
room, at Interlaken.
On our return to Interlaken we waited
till the weather was favourable, to make an
excursion on the Lake of Brientz, and visit
the valley of Hash. The rocks on the
south side of the lake of Brientz, which
appear low when seen from the shore, on
account of the very high mountains behind
them, have an uncommonly striking appearance
when near them, on that side of
the lake. They rise abruptly from the
surface of the water, without any shore
between, and are tinted with a variety
of vivid colours, such as I never saw on
rocks elsewhere. Some were yellow or
green, others purple and red, and they are
also most richly fringed with wood, projecting
from the cliffs in every direction.
Were a painter faithfully to delineate these
rocks, the picture would be thought a fairy
creation of his sportive fancy, and not a
representation of the sober realities of
nature. We landed to view the cascade,
or rather series of cascades, at the Gies-
bach, which falls into the Lake of Brientz.
This is incomparably the most beautiful of
all the cascades in Switzerland that I have
visited, the accompanying scenery being
more rich and varied. Six very picturesque
falls are seen at once. There are seats with
tables for the accommodation of parties,
who often bring refreshments with them,
and pass the day here, and certainly a more
enchanting spot can scarcely be found.