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it was one of the half -wild dogs that ran about on the 

 ice and did not show themselves up at the hut. 



Meanwhile the wind freshened again; we had to put 

 out for another twenty-four hours and lay first one way 

 and then the other with shortened sail; then there was 

 fine weather again and we came in. At 4 p.m. on the 

 11th Lieutenant Gjertsen returned with Lieutenant 

 Prestrud, Johansen and Stubberud. Of course we were 

 very glad to see one another again and all sorts of 

 questions were asked on both sides. The Chief and the 

 southern party were not yet back. They stayed on 

 board till the 12th, got their letters and a big pile of 

 newspapers and went ashore again; we followed them 

 with the glasses as far as possible, so as to take them on 

 board again if they could not get across the cracks in 

 the ice. 



During the days that followed we lay moored to the 

 ice or went out, according to the weather. 



At 7 p.m. on the 16th we were somewhat surprised 

 to see a vessel bearing down. For my part, I guessed 

 her to be the Aurora^ Dr. Mawson's ship. She came 

 very slowly, but at last what should we see but the 

 Japanese flag! I had no idea that expedition was out 

 again. The ship came right in, went past us twice and 

 moored alongside the loose ice. Immediately after- 

 wards ten men armed with picks and shovels went up 

 the Barrier, while the rest rushed wildly about after 

 penguins, and their shots were heard all night. Next 



