343 LEAVE GODHAVN, Chap. XVII. 



I was gratified very much when I heard them 

 say that the men had treated them very well — 

 " all the same as brothers ;" and they really 

 seemed sorry to leave the ship ; they would 

 come on board and look gravely about at every- 

 thing as if regretting the coming separation. 

 Even our poor dogs seemed to think the ship 

 their natural abode ; although landed at the 

 settlement, they soon ran round the harbour to 

 the point nearest to the ship, and there, upon 

 the rocks, spent the whole period of our stay. 



On Tuesday night we set off some fireworks 

 on shore to amuse the natives, for I intended 

 sailing next day, but the wind prevented my 

 doing so. The last day was spent in the inter- 

 change of presents between our Danish friends 

 and ourselves ; indeed, the sincere hearty good 

 feeling which existed between every individual 

 in the ' Fox ' and the inhabitants of the settle- 

 ment was as gratifying as apparent. Almost 

 the only fresh supplies obtained here were rock 

 cod and salmon-trout from Disco fiord. During 

 our stay the weather was delightful ; indeed, it 

 was the first really fine weather they had expe- 

 rienced at Godhavn during the present season, 

 the summer having been cold and wet. 



lO^A Sept., Saturday night. — To-day we passed 

 to the eastward of Cape Farewell, but about 100 



