five o'clock
Kendall or Shuffles rewarded each of them with a few skillings for the service . When their two and four skilling pieces were exhausted , they were obliged to use larger coins , rather than be mean ; but it was observed that the Norwegians themselves , though able to ride in a carriage , never gave anything . It was amusing to see the astonishment of the boys and girls when they received an eight skilling piece , and the haste with which they ran to their parents to exhibit the prize . The party reached the vessels at five o'clock , and after supper the boats were again in demand for a visit to Oscarshal , the white summer palace , which could be seen from the ship . Mr. Bennett had provided the necessary tickets , and made the arrangements for the excursion . It is certainly a very pretty place , but there are a hundred country residences in the vicinity of New York , Boston , or any other large city of the United States , which excel it in beauty and elegance , as well as in the expense lavished upon them . Before returning to the anchorage , the boat squadron pulled about for a couple of hours among the beautiful islands , and when the students returned to the fleet , they felt that they had about exhausted Christiania and its environs .