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This meal we commonly spoke of as 'ortow,' but 'sienitz' 

 and ' hoom ' both mean morning, and possibly ' hov ' is 

 simply euphonic for 'hoom.' 



2. Yaliernia zeindow = midday meal. 



3. Vayosoom zeindow = supper. 



We had 'yaliernia zeindow ' now. An excellent goose 

 stew the women made, and when we had finished all the 

 meat out of ' yud,' barley flour was thrown in, and a capital 

 soup resulted. This went either by the Russian name of 

 ' schtee,' or the Samoyed word 'yah.' 



The men drank this soup in the Russian peasant way, 

 four spoons to one bowl, but we had our iron cups. The 

 stewed goose fished out with a bent nail was either 

 spread on a low wooden stool, or into wooden bowls, 

 with which the choom was provided. 



The dogs at meal-times were not so bad, but outside 

 were an intolerable nuisance. It was impossible to move 

 without a train of yelling curs at your heels. In par- 

 ticular, there was an exceedingly handsome dog, an especial 

 favourite with Mrs. Uano, Huilka by name, and he bit 

 Hyland. He made no sound when attacking, only 

 came quietly up and bit. Fortunately the wound was 

 very slight, but it naturally annoyed Hyland very much. 



Such a miserable day it was, however, with its snow 

 and keen north wind, that we did nothing more than 

 pitch our tent. This was a matter of some difficulty. 

 It was hard to find a spot where the pegs would hold, 

 for all the ground was sandy. The wind, too, was much 



