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2. have had, had I stayed there the night before, had been given to somebody else, & the only room I could have was in a [[farm?]] college, half of which was a most filthy stall with 5 cows. I declined, altho the landlady said an English clergyman had just been there a month, & this woman standing by said they had rooms in the same house & rather liked the smell of the cows. So I came to the Union Hotel. Lucerne itself is not attractive. It is one mass of hotels & summer visitors; but the lake, surrounded by the high mountains is very wonderful. Yours, Robert. I mail this at Fluelen after a walk from [[Telkplats?]] & a fine trip on the lake