308 WITH SCOTT : THE SILVER LINING 



" Three bold explorers hied them forth 

 For to explore the plain ; 



Although so bold. 



They found it cold, 

 So hied them home again ! " 



Next day was again gloomy and cold. It took me ten 

 minutes to rub the sunshine ball clean. The record for 

 yesterday showed clearly the sudden cessation of sunshine 

 about noon, just when I was ready to use my camera. 



Every one was now busy with sledging outfit. Bernard 



Br^nd 



Day and Cherry each gave me thin gloves for my forth- 

 coming theodolite work ; Hooper washed some of my clothes, 

 and kindly sewed a huge pocket on the jersey. One great 

 improvement was to my socks. I sewed canvas heel-tips to 

 most of them, cut out of my specimen bags, of which I had 

 more than I required. 



Clissold had boiled Oates' famous home-made canvas 

 breeches, and scrubbed blubber out of them for an hour. 



