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we went into one or two shops + had
difficulty enough in making ourselves
understood - our sea-sickness and con-
-sequent starvation, making the table
D'Hóte a matter of no small conse-
-quence, we had to retrace our steps
which we found it not very easy to
do through unknown streets, + with
people speaking an unknown tongue
so as to reach our line in time
for it. A Dutch table D'hote
after sea sickness! Having partaken
as largely as our capacity admitted
us, as the many dishes handed round
in successive courses; we set out
again + went to the cathedral ; service
was going on, a sermon in Dutch,
a tolerable congregation of the [?]
fact, there was not much appearance
of reverence to our eyes, men sitting
with their hats on, which they only
pulled off at the concluding prayer or
benediction-
21st we started next morning about seven
o'clock up the local branch of the [[Rhine]]

we went into one or two shops + had
difficulty enough in making ourselves
understood - our sea-sickness and con-
-sequent starvation, making the table
D'Hóte a matter of no small conse-
-quence, we had to retrace our steps
which we found it not very easy to
do through unknown streets, + with
people speaking an unkown tongue
so as to reach our line in time
for it. A Dutch table D'hote
after sea sickness! Having partaken
as largely as our capacity admitted
us, as the many dishes handed round
in [?] courses; we set out
again + went to the cathedral ; service
was going on, a sermon in Dutch,
a tolerable congregation of the [?]
[?], there was not much appearence
of reverence to our eyes, men sitting
with their hats on, which they only
pulled off at the concluding prayer or
benediction-
21st we started next morning about seven
o'clock up the local branch of the [[Rhine]]