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collect some moss and grass. We required one or two skeletons, 

 it is true, but we thought that Isachsen and his party, who were 

 returning by way of Graham Island, might possibly provide us 

 with these. We therefore let the animals graze on in peace; 

 though as a matter of fact they did not appear to take very much 

 notice of us. 



On the evening of Sunday, March 24, we arrived on board 

 again after thirteen days' absence. It had been a cool pleasure. 

 The temperature had risen somewhat the last few days, so that 



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the mean for the whole journey was not lower than about 

 -49 Fahr. ( 45 Cent.), but it must be remembered that we 

 took our observations at eight in the morning, at noon, and at 

 four in the afternoon, the nights as a rule being considerably 

 colder. 



The next day at four o'clock Isachsen and his companions 

 came aboard. They also had had a hard trip, with much wind and 

 severe cold. They had experienced some small casualties in the 

 shape of frozen fingers and different places about the face, but they 

 had suffered no serious mishap. 



