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CONCLUSION. 
well spent in regaining health and gradually accus¬ 
toming ourselves to in-door life and habits. It is a 
fact, which the physiologist will not find it difficult to 
reconcile with established theories, that we were all 
more prostrated by the repose and comfort of our new 
condition than we had been by nearly three months 
of constant exposure and effort. 
On the 6th I left Upernavik, with all our party, in 
the Mariane, a stanch but antiquated little barque, 
under the command of Captain Ammondson, a fine 
representative of the true-hearted and skilful seamen 
of his nation, who promised to drop us at the Shet¬ 
land Islands. Our little boat, the Faith, which was 
regarded by all of us as a precious relic, took passage 
along with us. Except the furs on our backs, and the 
documents that recorded our labors and our trials, it 
was all we brought back of the Advance and her for¬ 
tunes. 
On the lltli we arrived at Godhavn, the inspec¬ 
torate of North Greenland, and had a characteristic 
welcome from my excellent friend, Mr. Olrik. The 
Mariane had stopped only to discharge a few stores 
and receive her papers of clearance; but her departure 
was held back to the latest moment, in hopes of receiv¬ 
ing news of Captain Hartstene’s squadron, which had 
not been heard of since the 21st of July. 
We were upon the eve of setting out, however, when 
the look-out man at the hill-top announced a steamer 
in the distance. It drew near, with a barque in tow, 
and we soon recognised the stars and stripes of our 
