Farthest north; being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Fram" 1893-96, and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by DrNansen and LieutJohansen . y would marchoff, well fed and contented, into the galley, which wassmoking-room as well as kitchen, tobacco being tobooedin the cabins except on festive occasions. Out therethey had a good smoke and chat; many a stor)^ wastold, and not seldom some warm dispute arose. After-wards came, for most of us, a short siesta. Then eachwent to his work again until we were summoned to sup-per at 6 oclock, when the regulation days work wasdone. Sup
Farthest north; being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Fram" 1893-96, and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by DrNansen and LieutJohansen . y would marchoff, well fed and contented, into the galley, which wassmoking-room as well as kitchen, tobacco being tobooedin the cabins except on festive occasions. Out therethey had a good smoke and chat; many a stor)^ wastold, and not seldom some warm dispute arose. After-wards came, for most of us, a short siesta. Then eachwent to his work again until we were summoned to sup-per at 6 oclock, when the regulation days work wasdone. Supper was almost the same as breakfast, exceptthat tea w^as always the beverage. Afterwards there ^^asagain smoking in the galley, while the saloon was trans-formed into a silent readino-room. Good use was made O of the valuable library presented to the expedition bygenerous publishers and other friends. If the kind donorscould have seen us away up there, sitting round the 250 FARTHEST NORTH table at night with heads buried in books or collectionsof illustrations, and could have understood how invalua-able these companions were to us, they would have felt. HENRIKSEN SVERDRUP A SMOKE IN THE GALLEY OF THE FRAM rewarded by the knowledge that they had conferreda real boon—that they had materially assisted in makingthe Frani the little oasis that it was in this vast icedesert. About half-past seven or eight cards or othergames were brought out, and we played well on into thenight, seated in groups round the saloon table. One orother of us might go to the organ, and, with the assistance THE WINTER NIGHT 251 of the crank-handle, perform some of our beautiful pieces,or Johansen would bring out the accordion and play manya fine tune. His crowning efforts were Oh, Susanna!and Napoleons March Across the Alps in an OpenBoat. About midnight we turned in, and then the nightwatch was set. Each man w^ent on for an hour. Theirmost trying work on watch seems to have been writingtheir diaries and
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