506 THE GERMAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 



secretly quailed, we found firmer than we expected, so 

 that we soon came to the island, and, after eighteen 

 hours' march, trod the deck of our good Germania at two 

 a.m. on the 17th of June. 



The hearty welcome we received from Captain Kol- 

 dewey, Dr. Pansch, and Lieutenant Payer greatly 

 enhanced the pleasure of our return. Some days later 

 Sengstacke fetched the instruments which we had left 

 behind. 



