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6. Abbottelped. 



7. All said "Itwa s'dam cold". 



8. After Three Weeks (E'Linag Lyn) it was done. 



9. Then twelve under Scothe-Ohnah started South, 



10. Fourundah Sharn-Gatch for the West. 



11. Theship departed. 



12. The Cobbos parted, Kreen-an-Ephans. 



13. Birdibow-Ahs of the mighticaluph reached the furthest. 



14. Withim Soljah-an-gran. 



15. Bur-de-Cherry and Crean " chaunst their arm". 



16. Olswell. 



17. Allah-ad-diris. 



18. Sharn-ledwel and kambaque. 



19. Theoldh-utwas full. Itliqued. Itwa-so-dakh. 



20. Soljah-fash-son-ed a stove. 



21. It burned with blubber and did nearly all the cooking. 



22. Hu Ra. Hoosh. Hush. Hoosh. 



23. Thesephroze. 



24. Scothe-Ohnah and with him eight others left for 



Kapevans. Thalef thejonah. 



25. Theice bluout. 



26. Phrostbit nosears and phace. 



27. Thisis thethir tieth. 



28. Garnfroste phace ! 



29. Daian Marie came sledging. 



30. They got phrostbit. Algot phrostbit. 



31. Bill Esau sumemp-Rahs. 



32. Enuphsasgudas-a-phest. 



" Gran is very funny about Valhalla ! He has been 

 sounding Birdie and Ponting as to the home of the northern 

 gods ! Marie Nelson had never heard of Valhalla, but was 

 going to work to find out who coined the word ' pont.' 

 The Owner read the greater part to us. He can make a 

 good speech and write well, but he's no reader, as he con- 

 fessed ! Ponting's plates are splendid. Gran thinks he did 

 the * Sleeping Bag Medley ' ; but I doubt it strongly. How- 

 ever, probably my guesses are as wild as any one's and the 

 whole thing is very good fun. 



After lunch I went out for a stroll to see the Antarctic 

 in darkest night. No one else seemed keen. I walked to 

 South Bay over Island Lake and back over Skua Lake. 



" There was a twilight, grey-blue to the north — an arc 

 extending from about Granite Harbour to Cape Royds, and 

 this gave some light. I wore my felt boots, which are warm 



