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words : " Night passed undisturbed." The weather was still 

 comparatively mild, the temperature varying from 4 to 26 

 Fahr. (-20 to -32 Cent.). On March 28, 29, and 30 there 

 was wind, though it was not very violent, except in the night 

 between the two latter days. I had now hardly any work to do, 

 but when the weather was fine went instead a couple of constitu- 

 tionals every day, one east and one west, as far as the place where 

 the ice-foot came to an end. This stretch I called " Langelinie," 



THE SOUTH WALL OF PRAM GLACIER. 



after the well-known drive in Copenhagen. I dared not, of 

 course, be very long absent at a time on account of the possibility 

 of bears visiting the depot. On April 3, however, I made an 

 exception to this rule, and, enticed by the beautiful sunny 

 weather, went a walk eastward, which was considerably longer 

 than usual. 



' After my return I went another walk to a little knoll near 

 the hut to look for bears, but as usual without seeing any, in 

 spite of particularly careful scrutiny. At six o'clock I went in 

 and cooked some food ; I did not, as I was in the habit of doing, 



