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ponies, one dog, sixt.y-five gallons of petrol, 
and a case of the biologist’s spirit. 
Thence it was a case of “ fighting her 
way South ” through heavy seas and another 
gale till the ice was sighted on December 
9th and the pack entered on December 10th. 
With baffling winds and cross-currents, and 
the need of husbanding coal and only 
steaming when at last favourable leads 
opened out, they were kept prisoners for 
twenty days — “an ex-asperating game. 
Great patience is the only panacea for our 
ill case.” Men could get exercise by taking 
out their ski on the floes, but the long 
confinement augured ill for the ponies’ 
condition. 
Singing to the Penguins. 
An odd entertainment on the floes was 
afforded by the big Adelie penguins. “ The 
latest amusement is to sing songs to them. 
The music is supposed to charm them, and 
it appears that a party on our ‘ long de- 
tention ’ floe entertained a group of pen- 
guins with chanties for quite a long time 
and, as declared by the party, to the afford- 
ing of much mutual satisfaction.” Wilson 
later tried this lure in order to capture 
some specimens. They came towards him 
ENTERING THE 
COMMANDER EVANS DIRECTING THE COURSE OF THE “TERRA 
NOVA ” FROM THE CROW’S-NEST. 
when he was singing and 
ran away again when he 
stopped, seeming to be 
exceptionally shy young 
birds, but attracted to the 
ship by a fearful curiosity* 
It was ill-luck, but the 
bright side was that every- 
one was ready to exert 
himself to the utmost. 
Cheerfulness and good- 
fellowship reigned, whether 
in calm or storm. Marine 
life, the very different 
movements of the bergs 
and floes, the discussion 
of plans, provided interest. 
