ESKIMO VISITS OX BOARD THE 'FRAM.' 



Ill 



running, but he was only able to consume a relatively large 

 quantity. 



' Then we crept into the bags, that is to say, Hassel and I did ; 

 Kolotengva, who had none, looked rather wistful ; but when he 

 was given Hassel's reindeer-skin tunic to sleep in, he was as 

 happy as ever. The " Primus " was extinguished, and therewith 

 the light ; everything was clothed in darkness, and in five 



Nodtvedt. Tfassel. 



THE FIBST DAY IN THE SPRING FORGE. 



minutes' time we had about the same temperature inside the tent 

 as outside it. 



' With the first flush Jn the east I was awake ; I could see the 

 light through the canvas of the tent. A couple of well-directed 

 kicks with both legs followed I say both legs, because in a 

 sleeping-bag one's limbs soon grow accustomed to concerted 

 action. The object of my kicks was a hump, which denoted the 

 approximate position of Hassel's head, for we were lying head to 

 feet, so to speak. My object was attained, for not long afterwards 

 I heard several grunts from inside Hassel's bag, and an arm 



