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slightly aiul we sLart.cd to make our way to Hut Point. 
loiiiul that tlic sea ice hatl again gone out close to Jlut 
I*<»int, hul by l<ee])iug well lo the soutli and coin]ilcting 
15 miles, a very good march lor the day, we arrived at I lut 
Point in the dark. I have never known a jt)urney liave 
such an elTecl upon a jxirty in such a short time. 
On the 23rd, the day wc returned, we saw tlie siui for 
the last time until liis return in August. The greater part 
ol this journey was th)ne in the dusk. Wright, owing to 
tlu- low temperature, was unable to wear his glasses. The 
light being batl and he short-sighted, he marched under a 
very great disadvantage. I have sj^oken before oi his 
lo\'aUy and good-coun-adeshi|^. Petty () Ulcer Keohanc 
behaved splendidly on the l?arrier in the latter end of 
March and beginning of April and again on this journey. 
Williamson's i-onduct was also splendid in every way. 
T\\c nex1 few days we spent at Hut Point drying out our 
gear, which was badly iced, and getting some sleep, wliich 
we all needed. We began to realise that it was a c]ucstion 
now of nudving the best of circumstances and waiting till 
the spring of tlu* year before anything turther could be 
done. At Ilut Point Cherry-(iarrard, (iran, and Oemetri 
had remained, and iheir task of waiting had been by no 
means t he easier one. 
As winter drew on, we had now to return to llie base. 
On April 28 Wright, (!ran, and Keohane started to make 
tlu'ir way back to Cape J'lvans over the sea ice. Soon 
after thev liad rounded tlu- point it began to blow vcr\' 
stirtly and thev ran for safel)- to the (Jlacier Tongue ; tliey 
crossed very thin and bad sea ice, Wright having to go 
