CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER X PAaE 



AN ARCTIC RESIDENCE, 1916 ..... 238 



Hammerfest Its isolated situation A great fishing port 



German interests Our blockade ineffectual The 

 attitude of Norway in the Great War Mainly pro- 

 German Pre-war German push and activity Our feeble 

 Foreign Office policy A vile climate The fishermen 

 and their work Seal and walrus hunters Some habits of 

 the walrus The Arctic spring and coming of the birds 

 Sea-eagles and their habits Ravens and magpies Hard 

 work and no friends The difficulties of sending messages 



The Norwegians Their good points The selfishness of 

 the North A changing race Life in a fishing village The 

 Norseman's love of explosions A narrow escape The 

 triumph of summer Spring floral beauty Dazzling sun- 

 sets My friend E. The Lapps Their nomadic life 

 Visit to a reindeer camp The Finns The Prince of 

 Monaco Goes flea-hunting Visit to the island of Rolfso 



Search the mountains for reindeer A long walk Kill 

 two fine stags Return to fetch the carcases Reindeer 

 poachers The arrival of the U-boats My information 

 disbelieved Torpedoing of ships begins Activities of the 

 German submarines A rough seaman Our little dis- 

 agreement The Captain goes down the stairs German 

 agent's anxiety as to my future movements A Bergen 

 spy The last voyage of the Venus The adventures of 

 the Scottish lady A bad night Arrival in Newcastle. 



CHAPTER XI 



FEALAR, 1918 HIGHLAND DEER-STALKING . . . 277 



The forest of Fealar Stalking in war time The charm 

 of hunting alone A difficult stalk and a long shot Unsuc- 

 cessful stalk in the Tarf valley Glen Mohr Foiled by 

 mist Kill a good ten-pointer Shoot a fine eleven -pointer 



A lucky shot at a royal Bad weather A difficult stalk 

 in the mist Kill two fine stags Varying luck on the 

 Mar March Two successful stalks Lose a good stag in the 

 mist An abundance of deer Kill a big eleven -pointer 



An interesting crawl The end of the season. 



