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bear on May 10, since when they had been missing. They had 

 lived well, however, doubtless by cheating the bears of their food, 

 by driving them away from seals and the like. Plenty of food 

 had been left at Bjorneborg, and as we had hardly tasted bread 

 for the last month we found it especially delicious. 



AX EXCURSION IX HAVXEFJORD, 1900. 



'As little work had hitherto been expended on the route 

 between here and the " Fram," we gave up the next few days to 

 this, and arrived on board on June 19, black and dirty, just as the 

 " Fram " folk were being called to " the plenty " breakfast.'* 



* The steward's English expression for everything big or fine. 



