SECOND AUTUMN IN THE ICE 



563 



ON THE AFTER-DECK OF THE " FRAM " (OCTOBER, 1 894) 



{From a Photografh) 



" There is scarcely any night, or rather I may safely 

 say there is no night, on which no trace of aurora can be 

 discerned as soon as the sky becomes clear, or even when 

 there is simply a rift in the clouds large enough for it 

 to be seen ; and as a rule we have strong light phe- 

 nomena dancing in ceaseless unrest over the firmament. 



