. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. it. We made good progress,flrst along the lofty wall of ice, and later, along amountainous country with a remarkably sharp ridgeof torn and jagged basalt. In the middle of themountain there was a deep gap, with a steep declivityon both sides. We crawled up along this gap to geta view of the coast-line along which Ave had toproceed. Here we saw tw^o foxes lighting over abird they had caught. They did not seem to betroubled by giddiness, those fellows, for they werestruggling at the very edge of the precipice. Theopen water
. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. it. We made good progress,flrst along the lofty wall of ice, and later, along amountainous country with a remarkably sharp ridgeof torn and jagged basalt. In the middle of themountain there was a deep gap, with a steep declivityon both sides. We crawled up along this gap to geta view of the coast-line along which Ave had toproceed. Here we saw tw^o foxes lighting over abird they had caught. They did not seem to betroubled by giddiness, those fellows, for they werestruggling at the very edge of the precipice. Theopen water seemed to extend south as far as we couldsee; so, although Ave Avere tired and AA^orn out, andit was time to rest, aAC agreed to proceed, especiallyas a fair Avind was bloAving freshl3^ We thoughtit better to go on sailing as long as it lasted. After i AN ALL-NIGHT SAIL 239 a meal of raw meat and blubber, pemmican and bread,we set out and sailed all nis^ht until the wind wentdown. At last we became so sleepy that we satnodding- in our kayaks; we then rowed ashore and. UlKlJ .MOINTAIN, NEAR CAPIi F! ORA. encamped on the shore-ice. Nansen afterwards calledthis part of the land Broggers Foreland. For luck, it often changes, says the old ballad,and we certainly experienced the truth of the sayingoften enough during our roving life. Only lately wewere full of hope that we should be able to return 240 WITH NANSEN IN THE NORTH home this 3ear, having the open water before we had been stopped by the ice, which waspacked tightly against the coast, and we had notbeen able to stir for a week. We supposed, therefore,we should have to say farewell to our brilliant hopes;that we should in all probability have to spend anotherpolar night in those regions, and that it might provethe worst of the three for us. We set out in our kayaks, in bright, beautifulweather, not unlike a spring night at home, afterhaving made allowance for the cold, and we weremaking good progress along the shores o
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