A LABRADOR SPRING 



every night on the narrow shelf as quietly as 

 babies. A small triangle of floor was left be- 

 tween on which a child of six might have been 

 able to lie at length, and which Martial explained 

 by expressive pantomime made an excellent 

 bed if one sat up and leaned against the mast. 



Guns, charts, food, cameras, clothing and 

 materials for preparing specimens took up all 

 available space not devoted to sleeping and 

 cooking, but by a little care in managing, we 

 were able to live very comfortably. It cer- 

 tainly simplifies life to have, as Martial ex- 

 pressed it, la salle a manger, la salle a fumer, la 

 chambre a coucher, le salon et la cuisine all to- 

 gether. One could put one's hand on every 

 thing from a central point. According to Dr. 

 Grenfell, there is a Labrador beatitude which 

 says: " Most blessed is the man who can get 

 along with least things." 



Although there was plenty of air in these 

 somewhat confined quarters, and it was always 

 cold at night, I preferred all out of doors for 

 my chambre a coucher, and, provided with a 

 sleeping-bag and a bed of balsam boughs care- 

 fully thatched on the deck, I enjoyed this 

 chambre to my heart's content during the cruise. 



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