WHALING AND BEAR-HUNTING 37 



about details. Little troubles and big troubles and worries 

 arose to delay the getting afloat, signing on men took time, 

 signing off an engineer who got drunk, and getting another 

 in his place caused another delay ; and delays occurred 

 getting our papers audited. They had all to be sent back 

 to Christiania to get a " t " crossed or an " i " dotted. Rain 

 came and helped to delay getting our lines on board. Then 

 we had to have an official trip, with representatives of Govern- 

 ment, etc., etc., on board, a curious crowd all connected with 

 the sea, most of them captains, a Viking crew on a British 

 ship, still with the Norwegian flag astern ! 



At the next trip, however, given by us, when we had 

 accepted deliverance, we unfolded the Union Jack and had 

 what I've heard called a cold collation on our main hatch. 

 There were the captain's and friends' relatives, photographers, 

 reporters and skippers all intensely interested in our new 

 type of whaler. 



On page 36 are depicted figures looking into the engine- 

 room, because there was no room inside ! There our engineer 

 is discoursing to whaling and mercantile skippers, showing 

 how he can be called from his bunk and have the engine 

 going full speed ahead in less than four minutes ; and all the 

 wonders of a modern Diesel motor. 



And one by one the carpers climb down, each in his own 

 way for you see almost all the " men-who-knew " said 

 something or other would happen or wouldn't work. But 

 once they saw our engine work and the arrangement of 

 harpoons, guns, lines, and oil tanks, all of them prophesied 

 success. 



