WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO OUR HAPPINI^SS. 407 
I shall never forget the feeling of intense satisfaction 
with which we sat down to the dinner at which we 
heard all of these and various other pieces of informa- 
tion. All that we wanted to make us happy w'as 
a few side-dishes of vegetables and a letter each from 
home. We had been without these two luxuries even 
longer than we had without fresh meat, and yearned 
for the one nearly as much as the other. We had then 
only a faint idea of the treat that awaited us at Armen 
in the shape of an abundant supply of turnips; for, 
though many whalers had spoken positively as to their 
being grown there, still, we had been told the same 
thing of Ola, and had been disappointed. Moreover, 
our party, who had succeeded in getting the ducks, 
had neither seen nor heard of them; hence, we were 
in a miserable state of doubtful anxiety. Nevertheless, 
as soon as we had filled with wood and water, we con- 
tinued the coast-line with hopeful hearts; — with intoxi- 
cating visions of huge turnips ahead and the boiling 
water of the revolving screw astern. 
