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this hut, and nothing more emphatically evident than 
the universally amicable spirit which is shown on all 
occasions. 
Such a state of affairs would be delightfully surprising 
under any conditions, but it is much more so when one 
remembers the diverse assortment of our company. 
This theme is worthy of expansion. To-night Oates, 
captain in a smart cavalry regiment, has been 'scrapping' 
over chairs and tables with Dcbenham, a young Australian 
student. 
It is a triumph to have collected such men. 
The temperature has been down to -23 0 , the lowest 
yet recorded here — doubtless we shall soon get lower, for 
I find an extraordinary difference between this season as 
far as it has gone and those of 1902-3. 
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