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vapour. I considered the phenomenon as an evidence 
of little open water in the vicinity of Victoria 
Land just then, a supposition which was also 
“ 
THE SEALS LEAVE А SNAKE-LIKE TRACK IN THE SNOW.” 
strengthened by the many seals using the one and 
the same air-hole in the ice. I observed the greatest 
number of seals near the beds of the icebergs. 
Shortly after camping in the evening, the Finn 
Savio went off in search of a seal. Like most 
children of nature, he and Must seemed to have 
an instinct telling them when and where game was 
to be found; as usual he disappeared without 
Saying а word to шу He had just ascertained 
that I was comfortably settled in my sleeping-bag 
when he went off. Shortly afterwards we heard a 
faint “ Halloa,” which was immediately responded to 
