AT THE DEPOT 15 



before we left 82° S., she would have to accompany 

 Uranus to another world. 



The cases of provisions and outfit that we had left 

 here on the last trip were almost entirely snowed under, 

 but it did not take long to dig them out. The first 

 thing to be done was to cut up the seals for the dogs. 

 These grand pieces of meat, with the blubber attached, 

 did not have to be thrown at the dogs; they just helped 

 themselves as long as there was any meat cut up, and 

 when that was finished, they did not hesitate to attack 

 the " joint." It was a pleasure to see them, as they lay 

 all over the place, enjoying their food; it was all so 

 deUghtfully calm and peaceful, to begin with. They 

 were all hungry, and thought of nothing but satisfying 

 their immediate cravings ; but when this was done there 

 was an end of the truce. Although Hai had only half 

 finished his share, he must needs go up to Rap and take 

 away the piece he was eating. Of course, this could 

 not happen without a great row, which resulted in the 

 appearance of Hanssen ; then Hai made himself scarce. 

 He was a fine dog, but fearfully obstinate; if he had 

 once taken a thing into his head, it was not easy to 

 make him give it up. On one of our depot journeys it 

 happened that I was feeding Hanssen's dogs. Hai had 

 made short work of his pemmican, and looked round for 

 more. Ah! there was Rap enjoying his — that would 

 just do for him. In a flash Hai was upon him, forced 

 him to give up his dinner, and was about to convert it 



