The worst journey in the world, Antarctic, 1910-1913 . ida was a short-tempered strong animal, who musthave about doubled his weight since we came in from OneTon, and he became quite a house-dog this winter, waitingat the door to be patted by men as they went out, andcoming in sometimes during the night-watch. But he didnot like to be turned out in the morning, and for my part Idid not like the job, for he could prove very nasty. Weallowed a good many of the dogs to be loose this year, andsometimes, when standing quietly upon a rock on the cape,three or four of the dogs passed like shadows in
The worst journey in the world, Antarctic, 1910-1913 . ida was a short-tempered strong animal, who musthave about doubled his weight since we came in from OneTon, and he became quite a house-dog this winter, waitingat the door to be patted by men as they went out, andcoming in sometimes during the night-watch. But he didnot like to be turned out in the morning, and for my part Idid not like the job, for he could prove very nasty. Weallowed a good many of the dogs to be loose this year, andsometimes, when standing quietly upon a rock on the cape,three or four of the dogs passed like shadows in the dark-ness, busily hunting the ice-foot for seals : this was thetrouble of giving them their freedom, and I regret to saywe found many carcasses of seal and Emperor was one new dog, Lion, who accompanied me some-times to the top of the Ramp to see how the ice lay out inthe Sound. He seemed as interested in it as I was, andwhile I was using night-glasses would sit and gaze outover the sea which according to its age lay white or black. w 2 Oh THE LAST WINTER 441 at our feet. Of course we had a dog called Peary, andanother one called Cooke. Peary was killed on the Barrierbecause he would not pull. Cooke, however, was still withus, and seemed to have been ostracized by his fellows, aposition which in some lop-sided way he enjoyed. Loosedogs chased him at sight, and when Cooke appeared, andothers were about, a regular steeplechase started. He alsocame up the Ramp with me one day: half-way up he sud-denly turned and fled for the hut as hard as he could go :three other dogs came round the rocks in full chase, andthey all gave the impression of thoroughly enjoying them-selves. The question of what ought to be- done for the bestduring the coming sledging season must have been in theminds of all of us. Which of the two missing parties werewe to try and find. A winter journey to relieve Campbelland his five men was out of the question. I doubt thepossibility of such a jo
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