272 WHALING AND BEAR-HUNTING 



But C. A. H. complains that he cannot, for, poor man, 

 the two new bear cubs are almost touching his bunk, and 

 their scrape, if not very loud, is pretty constant, and bear 

 perfume permeates his cabin even more than the rest of the 



ship. But praise be, there is a light breeze to-day from 

 landward. I have not yet observed any scent of saxifrage 

 or Arctic poppies, but it has freshened the too still atmos- 



phere and we hope it will help to open up the land pack and 

 let us land for musk oxen. 



Our starboard bear raised Cain ! almost all the wood of 

 his cage is chawed up, so round the inside of the remainder 



NOTE. For description of above drawings see pp. 274-275. 



