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announced that the Windward had come, I jumped up 

 and looked out of the window. There she was, just be- 

 yond the edg'C of the ice, steaming slowly in to find an 

 anchorage. Wonderful to see a ship again ! How high 

 the rigging seemed, and the hull ! It was like an island. 

 There would be tidings on board from the great world 

 far beyond." 



There was a great stir. Every man was uj3, arrayed in 

 the most wonderful costumes, to gaze out of the window. 

 Jackson and Blomqvist rushed off as soon as they had 

 got on their clothes. As I scarcely had anything to do 

 on board at present I went to bed again, but it was not 

 long before Ijlomqvist came panting back, sent by the 

 thoughtful Jackson, to say that all was well at home, and 

 that nothing had been heard of the Frain. This was the 

 first thing Jackson had asked about. I felt my heart 

 as light as a feather. He said, too, that when Jackson 

 had told the men who had come to meet him on the ice 

 about us and our journey, they had greeted the intelli- 

 gence with three hearty cheers. 



I had hardly slept two hours that night, and not much 

 more the night before. I tried to sleep, but there was 

 no rest to be had ; I might just as well dress and go on 

 board. As I drew near the vessel I was greeted with 

 ringing cheers by the whole crew gathered on the deck, 

 where I was heartily received by the excellent Captain 

 Brown, commander of the JFiudward ; by Dr. Bruce and 

 Mr. Wilton, wlio were both to winter with Jackson, 



