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who, poor fellow, had had another misfortune. It was very hard 

 that he should come in for accidents, in this way, directly he left 

 the ship for a trip ; doubly so, for he had looked forward to going 

 like a child. 



This time it was his right arm which was dislocated. I turned 

 out, got hold of Fosheim and Simmons, who had helped me 

 before when I was bone-setter, made a good fire in the after- 

 cabin, got the invalid on to a box, and began to undress him. He 

 was very unhappy, and sat there, looking as white as a sheet. I 

 asked him if he would like to get very drunk this time, too, but he 

 would not hear of it. 



It is extraordinary what strength is required to reduce a dislo- 

 cation. Two of us pulled as hard as we could ; we thought we 

 must be dragging his arm to pieces, yet, notwithstanding, our first 

 attempt was unsuccessful. On our second trial we heard the 

 redeeming crack. Then we bandaged his arm, and Olsen was 

 unfit for work for a long time. This was cheerful indeed, with the 

 voyage home before us, for he was our first engineer ! 



When the arm was in its socket, Olsen told us that he had 

 gone shooting after supper, having set his mind on some sea-fowl 

 which were splashing in a pool outside the crack. He had shot 

 some of them, and was just going to climb over a pressure-ridge, 

 when he rolled down it, head over heels, and fell into the water. 

 What he did in the lead he could not explain, but at any rate he 

 saved his gun, though he was on the point of being drowned. 

 After he had scrambled out again he became aware that his arm 

 was dislocated. 



On July 4 Isachsen and Stolz returned on board after having 

 sounded the fjord. They said that, as far as they could see, from 

 the parts of the fjord where they had been, Jones Sound was quite 

 free of ice. 



Ever since early spring the wolves had been tied up out on 

 deck. They were in a thriving condition, and played with each 

 other all day long, and when they had a chance with those on 

 board as well. A game with one or other of the crew, in 

 particular, was mutually appreciated ; but it was impossible to 

 fatten them, notwithstanding that they were the favourites of all 



