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passage, and the dogs were not in very good condition 

 on their arrival, but they had not been many days on 

 the island under the supervision of Hassel and Lindstrom 

 before they were again in full vigour. A plentiful 

 supply of fresh meat worked wonders. The usually 

 peaceful island, with the remains of the old fortress, 

 resounded day by day, and sometimes at night, with the 

 most glorious concerts of howling. These musical per- 

 formances attracted a number of inquisitive visitors, 

 who were anxious to submit the members of the chorus 

 to a closer examination, and therefore, at certain times, 

 the public were admitted to see the animals. It soon 

 turned out that the majority of the dogs, far from being 

 ferocious or shy, were, on the contrary, very appreciative 

 of these visits. They sometimes came in for an extra 

 tit-bit in the form of a sandwich or something of the 

 sort. Besides which, it was a little diversion in their life 

 of captivity, so uncongenial to an Arctic dog ; for every 

 one of them was securely chained up. This was necessary, 

 especially to prevent fighting among themselves. It 

 happened not infrequently that one or more of them 

 got loose, but the two guardians were always ready to 

 capture the runaways. One enterprising rascal started 

 to swim over the sound to the nearest land the object 

 of his expedition was undoubtedly certain unsuspecting 

 sheep that were grazing by the shore but his swim was 

 interrupted in time. 



After the Fram's arrival Wisting took over the posi- 



