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of sandstone in the north of Scotland. The similarity was 

 really not wonderful, seeing that the method of sculpture on 

 jointed material was identical. Another irregular berg re- 

 minded us of a boar's head in profile. Two pinnacles formed 

 the ears and a cave represented the eye. This specimen was 

 probably an overturned tabular berg. A tilted berg was 

 crossed by cracks, which had led to " faulting." The ice 

 between two cracks had slipped down and a beautiful " fault 

 valley " was the result. These examples of what has 

 happened on a larger scale in the earth's crust were very 

 interesting to the geological members of the party, and are 

 preserved in photographs or as sketches. Debenham has 

 made a series of pen and ink drawings which are especially 

 illustrative of their structure. 



Later in the day a travelling troupe of four penguins 

 entertained us. We first saw them a few floes away, engaged 

 in a sort of minuet. First they would meet in pairs, and then 

 all crowd together, and after some setting to partners they 

 waddled towards us. Soon they came to a break in the floe, 

 and one ran along it till he saw an edge free from ice-frost. 

 Then they dived in " follow my leader," and came up with a 

 " plop," all standing, on the next floe. One after another they 

 shot up a couple of feet and came down erect with a bounce. 

 By this time they had approached the ship, and formed up in 

 line uttering an occasional squawk like a crow. We threw 

 down a potato and a lump of coal. Two tackled each article, 

 and much confabulation ensued. The coal partners summoned 

 the potato people to a consultation, and when they of the 

 vegetable were fully engaged the other pair quietly sneaked 

 their property. Penguins are very human. 



On the nth we were held up all night by the pack, and 

 this experience occurred but too often in the next fortnight. 

 Let us glance around and see how the afterguard spend this 

 enforced leisure. Dr. Wilson is seated on a box in the chief 

 cabin, turning out water-colour sketches of birds and icebergs. 

 A cry of " Crab-eaters on the port quarter " is raised, and up 

 rushes " Dr. Bill " with notebook and rifle, ready to use either 

 on the potential specimen. Nelson is dragging in a large tow- 

 net, in which he captures medusae and Euphausia and other 

 wild fowl. Secluded in his laboratory Lillie divides his 

 attention between the microscope and a series of extremely 



