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 . e alto-gether too remarkable. Moreover, we caught glimpsesof land in the far west which in that case could not liefar from Northeast Land. But Payers map of the landnorth of this ? Johansen maintained, with reason, thatPayer could not possibly have made such mistakes aswe should in that case be obliged to assume. Towards morning we rowed for some time withoutseeing any walrus, and now felt more secure. Just thenwe saw a solitary rover p
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 . e alto-gether too remarkable. Moreover, we caught glimpsesof land in the far west which in that case could not liefar from Northeast Land. But Payers map of the landnorth of this ? Johansen maintained, with reason, thatPayer could not possibly have made such mistakes aswe should in that case be obliged to assume. Towards morning we rowed for some time withoutseeing any walrus, and now felt more secure. Just thenwe saw a solitary rover pop up a little in front of , who was in front at the time, put in to a sunkenledge of ice; and although I really thought that this wascaution carried to excess, I was on the point of follow-ing his example. I had not got so far, however, when 520 FARTHEST NORTH suddenly the walrus shot up beside me, threw itself on tothe edge of the kayak, took hold farther over the deckwith one fore-flipper, and, as it tried to upset me, aimed ablow at the kayak with its tusks. I held on as tightly aspossible, so as not to be upset into the water, and struck. IT TRIED TO UPSET ME at the animals head with the paddle as hard as I took hold of the kayak once more and tilted me up,so that the deck was almost under water, then let go,and raised itself right up. I seized my gun, but atthe same moment it turned round and disappeared asquickly as it had come. The whole thing had happenedin a moment, and I was just going to remark to Johansenthat we were fortunate in escaping so easily from thatadventure, when I noticed that my legs were wet. I THE JOURNEY SOUTHWARD 521 listened, and now heard the water trickling into thekayak under me. To turn and run her in on to thesunken ledge of ice was the work of a moment, butI sank there. The thing was to get out and on tothe ice, the kayak all the time getting fuller. Theedge of the ice was high and loose, but I managed toget up ; and Johan
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