. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. hen running up the fjords that thepilot stood constantly at the prow to pointout the way. With this soft air and all, it would be hardto realize that we were still north of the ArcticCircle, said Roy, if it were not for the sun. Imthinking that after this lot of extra daylight wevehad we shall hardly know how to manage in thedark. no bottom. Well, Im thinking, Scott replied, that Id like to square up the account by seeing this coastduring: the night. It didnt seem so out of place in Greenland. I couldas easily imagine those
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. hen running up the fjords that thepilot stood constantly at the prow to pointout the way. With this soft air and all, it would be hardto realize that we were still north of the ArcticCircle, said Roy, if it were not for the sun. Imthinking that after this lot of extra daylight wevehad we shall hardly know how to manage in thedark. no bottom. Well, Im thinking, Scott replied, that Id like to square up the account by seeing this coastduring: the night. It didnt seem so out of place in Greenland. I couldas easily imagine those fellows enveloped in a six months night as Icould a blueberry bear going into a hollow tree for the winter. Theyrea stupid, sleepy set, any way, and I fancy they enjoy it. But think of abusy town like Hammerfest with no sunlight; I cant. I never thought of it that way, said Roy, but it is funny, isnt it?I wonder how they manage. They must sail by chronometer, of course, Scott replied ; but I tellyou what it is, these twenty-four hour clocks would be a great game in. THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. 119 this climate, wouldnt they ? I should think theyd be in danger ofgetting all twisted up and coming out in the spring counting the wrongtwelve hours for day. Precious little harm it would do, Scott, said Roy; for after theygot over the first spasm of changing it would be daylight all the time, andthey could keep right on with it just as before. The principal change they make is in their homes, the pilot re-
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