ThelongtrainwhichtheytookatlastwasfortheNorumbia’speoplealone，anditwasofseveraltransitionalandtentativetypesofcars。
Somewerestilltheoldcoach-bodycarriages；butmostwereofastrangecorridorarrangement，withtheaideattheaide，andtheseatscrossingfromit，withcompartmentssometimesrisingtotheroof，andsometimesrisinghalf-way。Notwocarsseemedquitealike，butallwereverycomfortable；andwhenthetrainbegantorunoutthroughthelittlesea-
sidetownintothecountry，theolddelightofforeigntravelbegan。
Mostofthehouseswerelittleandlowandgray，withivyorfloweringvinescoveringtheirwallstotheirbrowntiledroofs；therewashereandthereatouchofNorthernGothicinthearchitecture；butusuallywhereitwaspretentiousitwasinthemansardtaste，whichwassobadwithusagenerationago，andisstillverybadinCuxhaven。
Thefields，flatandwide，weredottedwithfamiliarshapesofHolsteincattle，herdedbylittlegirls，withtheirhairinyellowpigtails。Thegray，stormyskyhunglow，andbrokeinfitfulrains；butperhapsfortheinclementseasonofmid-summeritwasnotverycold。Flowerswerebloomingalongtheembankmentsandintherankgreenfieldswithadoggedenergy；inthevariousdistancesweregroupsoftreesemboweringcottagesandevenvillages，andalwaysalongtheditchesandwatercoursesweredoublelinesoflowwillows。Atthefirststopthetrainmade，thepassengersflockedtotherefreshment-booth，prettilyarrangedbesidethestation，wheretheabundanceofthecherriesandstrawberriesgaveproofthatvegetationwasinotherrespectssuperiortotheelements。Butitwasnotoftheprofusionofthesausages，andthehamwhichopenlyinslicesorcovertlyinsandwichesclaimeditsprimacyintheGermanaffections；everyformofthiswasflankedbytallglassesofbeer。