LOSS OF THE ENDURANCE 
in a spirit of humility. One lias a sense of dependence on 
the higher Power. To-day two seals, a Weddell and a crab- 
eater, came close to the camp and were shot. Four others 
were chased back into the water, for their presence disturbed 
the dog teams, and this meant floggings and trouble with the 
harness. The arrangement of the tents has been completed 
and their internal management settled. Each tent has a mess 
orderly, the duty being taken in turn on an alphabetical rota. 
The orderly takes the hoosh-pots of his tent to the galley, 
gets all the hoosh he is allowed, and, after the meal, cleans 
the vessels with snow and stores them in sledge or boat ready 
for a possible move." 
" October 29.--We passed a quiet night, although the 
pressure was grinding around us. Our floe is a heavy one 
and it withstood the blows it received. There is a light wind 
from the north-west to north-north- west, and the weather 
is fine. We are twenty-eight men with forty-nine dogs, 
including Sue's and Sallie's five grown-up pups. All hands 
this morning were busy preparing gear, fitting boats on 
sledges, and building up and strengthening the sledges to 
carry the boats. . . . The main motor-sledge, with a little fitting 
from the carpenter, carried oiu- largest boat admirably. For 
the next boat four ordinary sledges were lashed together, but 
we were dubious as to the strength of this contrivance, and as 
a matter of fact it broke down quickly imder strain. . , . The 
ship is still afloat, with the spurs of the pack driven through her 
and holding her up. The forecastle-head is imder water, the 
decks are burst up by the pressure, the wreckage lies around in 
dismal confusion, but over all the blue ensign flies still. 
" This afternoon SaUie's three youngest pups, Sue's Sirius, 
and Mrs. Chippy, the carpenter's cat, have to be shot. We 
could not undertake the maintenance of weaklings under the 
new conditions. MackHn, Crean, and the carpenter seemed 
to feel the loss of their friends rather badly. We propose 
making a short trial journey to-morrow, starting with two of 
the boats and the ten sledges. The number of dog teams has 
been increased to seven, Greenstreet taking charge of the new 
additional team, consisting of Snapper and SalUe's four oldest 
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