STRANGE WINDS 
335 
A FRESH MS. BOOK 
Quotations on the Flyleaf 
' Where the (Queen's) Law does not carry it is irrational to exact 
an observance of other and weaker rules.' — Rudyakd Kipling. 
Confident of his good intentions but doubtful of his fortitude. 
' So far as I can venture to offer an opinion on such a matter, the 
purpose of our being in existence, the highest object that human 
beings can set before themselves is not the pursuit of any such chimera 
as the annihilation of the unknown ; but it is simply the unwearied 
endeavour to remove its boundaries a little further from our little 
sphere of action.' — Huxley. 
Wednesday, June 28. — The temperature has been 
hovering around -30 0 with a clear sky — at midday it was 
exceptionally light, and even two hours after noon I was 
able to pick my way amongst the boulders of the Ramp. 
We miss the Crozier Party. Lectures have ceased during 
its absence, so that our life is very quiet. 
Thursday, June 29. — It seemed rather stuffy in the hut 
last night — I found it difficult to sleep, and noticed a good 
many others in like case. I found the temperature was 
only 50 0 , but that the small uptake on the stove pipe was 
closed. I think it would be good to have a renewal of air 
at bed time, but don't quite know how to manage this. 
It was calm all night and when I left the hut at 8.30. 
At 9 the wind suddenly rose to 40 m.p.h. and at the same 
moment the temperature rose io°. The wind and tempera- 
ture curves show this sudden simultaneous change more 
clearly than usual. The curious circumstance is that this 
blow comes out of a clear sky. This will be disturbing 
to our theories unless the wind drops again very soon. 
The wind fell within an hour almost as suddenly as it 
had arisen ; the temperature followed, only a little more 
