CHAPTER IX 
THE WORK AND THE WORKERS 
Sunday, April 23. — Winter Quarters. The last day 
of the sun and a very glorious view of its golden light 
over the Barne Glacier. We could not see the sun itself 
on account of the Glacier, the fine ice cliffs of which were 
in deep shadow under the rosy rays. 
Impression. — The long mild twilight which like a silver 
clasp unites to-day with yesterday ; when morning and 
evening sit together hand in hand beneath the starless 
sky of midnight. 
It blew hard last night and most of the young ice has 
gone as expected. Patches seem to be remaining south of 
the Glacier Tongue and the Island and off our own bay. 
In this very queer season it appears as though the final 
freezing is to be reached by gradual increments to the 
firmly established ice. 
Had Divine Service. Have only seven hymn-books, 
those brought on shore for our first Service being very 
stupidly taken back to the ship. 
I begin to think we are too comfortable in the hut 
