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had nothing more than a singlet and jersey under pyjama 
jacket and a single pair of drawers under wind trousers. 
A hole in the drawers of ancient date means that one 
place has had no covering but the wind trousers, yet I have 
never felt cold about the body. 
In spite of all little activities I am impatient of our 
wait here. But I shall be impatient also in the main hut. 
It is ill to sit still and contemplate the ruin which has 
assailed our transport. The scheme of advance must 
be very different from that which I first contemplated. 
The Pole is a very long way off, alas ! 
Bit by bit I am losing all faith in the dogs — Pm afraid 
they will never go the pace we look for. 
Saturday, March 18, a.m. — Still blowing and drifting. 
It seems as though there can be no peace at this spot 
till the sea is properly frozen over. It blew very hard 
from the S.E. yesterday — I could scarcely walk against 
the wind. In the night it fell calm ; the moon shone 
brightly at midnight. Then the sky became overcast 
and the temperature rose to +11. Now the wind is 
coming in spurts from the south — all indications of a 
blizzard. 
With the north wind of Friday the ice must have pressed 
up on Hut Point. A considerable floe of pressed up 
young ice is grounded under the point, and this morning 
we found a seal on this. Just as the party started out 
to kill it, it slid off into the water — it had evidently 
finished its sleep — but it is encouraging to have had a 
chance to capture a seal so close to the hut. 
Monday, March 20. — On Saturday night it blew 
