The Eventual Moment—A Most Unusual
JourneyEvery inhabitant of Copenhagen knows what the entrance to
Frederick's Hospital is like; but as most probably a few of those
who read this little tale may not reside in Copenhagen, we will
give a short description of it.
The hospital is separated from the street by an iron
railing, in which the bars stand so wide apart that, it is said,
some very slim patients have squeezed through, and gone to pay
little visits in the town. The most difficult part of the body to
get through was the head; and in this case, as it often happens in
the world, the small heads were the most fortunate. This will serve
as sufficient introduction to our tale. One of the young
volunteers, of whom, physically speaking, it might be said that he
had a great head, w
