1 86 THE CHILDREN OF THE COLD. 



solid field of ice, which suddenly separ- 

 ated, and the piece on which they stood 

 was blown straight out to -sea. It sailed 

 on until, in the drifting storm, nothing 

 was seen but the waters of the bay that 

 surrounded them, and all hope of seeing 

 land until the gale subsided was given up. 

 Besides the two men and Ahwanak, 

 there were a sledge and four or five dogs 

 on the ice-raft. Taking things rather 

 coolly, after they had recovered from 

 their surprise and disappointment, they 

 went to work and built a good strong 

 igloo to protect them from the storm. 

 Presently a walrus crawled up to ride on 

 their ship of ice ; they killed it, and, 

 dragging its carcass up to their snow 

 house, made a lamp out of the thick 

 hide, prepared some lamp-wicking from 

 pieces of cloth, cut a quantity of blubber 



