OVER THE LAND 



could go no faster. It was not till we had raced 

 down the slope to the ice again, and were round the 

 bay that we had skirted in so hazardous a fashion 

 under Johannes's guidance, that my drivers stopped 

 the dogs and turned to look once more at Cape 

 Uivak, where he rose stiffly from the wide plain of 

 new ice. " Kannoelungitok, immakka," said one 

 to the other ; and then, turning to me with a smile, 

 " If we had not had you with us we should have 

 crossed the new ice. It is probably all right for 

 Eskimos." 



They had been quite content to face five hours' 



hard work over the headland instead of five miles' 



clear fast run round its foot : risks to them were 



nothing they knew the ice but they would not 



I even seem to take me into danger. 



And they called to the dogs and drove on, 

 homewards. 



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