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Chapter V. 



" Friday, September 23rd. We are still at the same 

 moorings, working at the coal. An unpleasant contrast, 

 everything on board, men and dogs included, black 

 and filthy, and everything around white and bright in 

 beautiful sunshine. It looks as if more ice were 

 driving in. 



" Sunday, September 24th. StiH^oal shifting. Fog 





THE ICE INTO WHICH THE ' FRAM WAS FRO/KN 



(SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1893). 



(From a Pliotografih.) 



in the morning, which cleared off as the day went on, 

 when we discovered that we were closely surrounded 

 on all sides by tolerably thick ice. Between the floes 

 lies slush-ice, which will soon be quite firm. There 

 is an open pool to be seen to the north, but not a 

 large one. From the crow's-nest, with the telescope, we 

 can still descry the sea across the ice to the south. 



