CHAPTER XIII. 
WALRUS-IIOIiES-ADVANCE OF DARKNESS-DARKNESS-TIIE COLD 
-“TIIE ICE-BLINK”-FOX-CIIASE-ESQUIMAUX HUTS-OCCULTA- 
TION OF SATURN-PORTRAIT OF OLD GRIM. 
“October 28, Friday.—The moon has reached her 
greatest northern declination of about 25° 35'. She is 
a glorious object: sweeping around the heavens, at the 
lowest part of her curve, she is still 14° above the 
horizon. For eight days she has been making her cir¬ 
cuit with nearly unvarying brightness. It is one of 
those sparkling nights that bring back the memory of 
sleigh-bells and songs and glad communings of hearts 
in lands that are far away. 
“Our fires and ventilation-fixtures are so arranged 
that we are able to keep a mean temperature below 
of 65°, and on deck, under our housing, above the 
freezing-point. This is admirable success; for the 
weather outside is at 25° below zero, and there is quite 
a little breeze blowing. 
“ The last remnant of walrus did not leave us until 
the second week of last month, when the temperature 
had sunk below zero. Till then they found open 
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