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talk about " boudoirs " and things of that sort. Besides 

 splendid embroideries, our walls were decorated with the 

 most wonderful photographs; it would have rejoiced 

 the giver of these to hear all the words of praise that 

 have been bestowed upon them. 



The sleeping quarters I left to individual taste : every 

 man could take a bit of his home in his own little 

 compartment. The bedclothes came from the naval 

 factory at Horten; they were first-class work, like 

 everything else that came from there. We owe our 

 best thanks to the giver of the soft blankets that have 

 so often been our joy and put warmth into us after 

 a bitter day; they came from a woollen mill at 

 Trondhjem. 



I must also mention our paper-supply, which was in 

 all respects as fine and elegant as it could possibly be: 

 the most exquisite notepaper, stamped with a picture 

 of the Fram and the name of the expedition, in large 

 and small size, broad and narrow, old style and new 

 style every kind of notepaper, in fact. Of pens and 

 penholders, pencils, black and coloured, india-rubber, 

 Indian ink, drawing-pins and other kinds of pins, ink 

 and ink-powder, white chalk and red chalk, gum arabic 

 and other gums, date-holders and almanacs, ship's logs 

 and private diaries, notebooks and sledging diaries, and 

 many other things of the same sort, we have such a 

 stock that we shall be able to circumnavigate the earth 

 several times more before running short. This gift does 



