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repertoire was exhausted, but knowing the fact, all 
kept cheerful. 
Already early in the Expedition the English 
members learnt to use the ski; although of course 
they never mastered them as thoroughly as the 
Norwegians did. We had a good deal of jumping 
just before the dark time set in, on a good snow- 
covered hill near Camp Ridley. We had most of us 
THE FROZEN SEA NEAR CAPE ADARE. 
our triumphs, and also our downfalls, but we fell 
only to rise again. It was curious to see those who, 
for the first time in their lives in double quick speed, 
reach the boss of snow in the middle of the hill, where 
they left Zerra firma only to land in a cloud of snow 
some yards away. I believe that had some of the 
members known of the birth of that one-time new 
expression, they might have replaced some harmless 
swearing with “What ho! she bumps!" I do not 
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