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142 place by the time which the passage occupies, not by miles as in England. The price for a seat in the roof, or cabin, is about three pence an hour; and, if it is not crowded with passengers, scarcely any mode of travelling can be more agreeable, unless expedition is required. In this apartment there are generally four windows, a table in the middle, with seats on each side of it covered with handsome cushions; and, according to the fancy of the skipper, or master, of the boat, this little cabin is otherwise ornamented with pictures or looking-glasses. The motion of a treckschuyt is so steady, that a person may read or write at his ease; or from the windows he can enjoy a pleasant prospect of the country, of numerous villages and seats which skirt the canals, or of vessels for the purposes of pleasure or business, which are constantly passing and repassing. Treckschuyts are the stage-coaches of Holland: they depart every hour, in various directions, from most of the considerable towns of the republic; and arriving at the appointed time at the place of their destination, passengers who wish to proceed