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with the letters ' Al. St., signifying ' almindelig stem- 

 meret,' or ' universal suffrage.' ; 



" At last the procession began to move on. The dogs 

 marched demurely, as if they had never done anything 

 else in all their lives than walk in procession, and the 

 band played a magnificent festive march, not composed 

 for the occasion. The statelv cortege marched twice 



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round the Frain, after which with great solemnity it 

 moved off in the direction of the large hummock, and 

 was photographed on the way by the photographer of 

 the expedition. At the hummock a hearty cheer was 

 given for the Fraiu, which had brought us hither so 

 well, and which would, doubtless, take us equally well 

 home again. After this the procession turned back, 

 cutting across the Franis bow. At the port gangway a 

 halt was called, and the photographer, mounting the 

 bridge, made a speech in honour of the day. This w r as 

 succeeded by a thundering salute, consisting of six shots, 

 the result of which was that five or six of the dogs 

 rushed off over hummocks and pressure-ridges, and hid 

 themselves for several hours. Meanwhile we went 

 down into the cosy cabin, decorated with flags for the 



* Up to this day I am not quite clear as to what these emblems were 

 intended to signify. That the doctor, from want of practice, would 

 have been glad of a normal day's work ("normal Arbeidsdag ") can 

 readily be explained, but why the meteorologists should cry out for 

 universal suffrage passes my comprehension. Did they want to 

 overthrow despotism ? 



