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possible, sometliiiig to eat. As tliey had heard from 

 Jonathan on the way of us and his mission, they impro- 

 vised the messao^e — we were to come to JuKaneshaab at 

 once, and take ship in the Constance. 



Their object, however, they did not attain, for the 

 missionaries knew the men too well not to know what 

 such a message was worth. 



The next mornino^ the boat brouo^ht back Mr. Warmow 

 and the messengers. The " Isersarnak," or wind of the 

 Fjord, which always blows inward, had helped him much 

 on the outward journey, but had made the homeward 

 much more difficult. Directly after breakfast we held a 

 consultation. Mr. Warmow thought it better to waste 

 no more words on the Dane, but try and take passage 

 in a Kryohte ship from Ivikat.* The journey to that place 

 he admitted to be very difficult, and he thought it unad- 

 visable to begin it at once. He suggested that we should 

 have a good rest at Lichtenau, and in about eight days 

 start for Ivikiit. Mr. Warmow' s kind proposition pleased 

 us. We consented all the more readily as he promised to 

 accompany us, Mr. Starick being compelled by time and 

 circumstances to begin his return journey to Friedrichsthal 

 as soon as possible. The proposal was therefore agreed to. 



And now I hoped to have an opportunity of scouring 

 the neighbourhood. An excursion for the next day to 

 the Island of Unartok and the Unartok Fjord, with a 

 lodging at Igdlopait, was agreed upon. To-day (it was 

 Sunday) we remained at home. As the greater part of 

 the population were away, there was no early morning 



* The chief place to which KryoUte is exported is Philadelphia, 

 though some cargoes go to Hamburg, where the material is further 

 prepared. 



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