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which has now taken the place of the winter silence, 

 is most agreeable, and we linger in the neighbourhood 

 of the ravines purposely to listen to the welcome 

 sound. To-day Parr shot two ducks and a brent- 

 goose — a very acceptable supply, as the last piece of the 

 fresh meat was issued this morning. 



6 The invalids may be said to live on the upper- 

 deck ; all those who cannot walk are carried up every 

 morning. They are recovering very rapidly. 



4 3rd. — I walked over the hills towards Black Cliff 

 with Giffard and Conybeare. We fully expected to 

 see a few seal on the ice in Robeson Channel, but 

 nothing living was in sight. The temperature ranges 

 between 35° and 40° in the shade, but we find it very 

 warm in the sun both day and night. 



' Our dress now consists only of a vest, a flannel shirt 

 and worsted sleeve waistcoat ; flannel drawers, cricket- 

 ing trousers and knee-boots, with a light flannel cap. 

 When once the shore is reached ankle-boots and 

 gaiters are preferable to the knee-boots. The snow, 

 although deep and soft enough to reach nearly to the 

 knees, is not very wet. 



' 4th. — Adam Ayles is out of the sick list to-day. 

 Yesterday another of Markham's men returned to duty. 



' We notice, like in the autumn, a pulsation in the 

 tidal-wave as shown in any hole in the ice, the water 

 rising and falling continually with irregular intervals 

 lasting about two minutes. Dr. Moss has discovered 

 a bed of sea- weed which was evidently thrown up on 

 the shore last season. Having been frozen ever since, 

 it now appears quite fresh ; mixed with it are numerous 

 Crustacea, chiefly Arcturus and Nywphon, with shells af 



