Fridtiof Nansen, 1861-1893 . HENDRIKSEN Polar bears being the topic, first one and then anothercontributed something of his own experiences. How many bears have you shot, Hendriksen, roughlyspeaking ? asks the mate. Hendriksen was a Balsfiord man; the shape of his fore-head, his broad cheek bones, and the whole type of hisphysiognomy seemed to indicate that he had Quasn blood inhis veins. Be this as it may, he was a good-natured andgenial fellow, and one who could put his shoulder to thewheel to some purpose when strength was needed. He had ON BOAED THE FRAM 365 now sailed tlie Arctic Sea in e
Fridtiof Nansen, 1861-1893 . HENDRIKSEN Polar bears being the topic, first one and then anothercontributed something of his own experiences. How many bears have you shot, Hendriksen, roughlyspeaking ? asks the mate. Hendriksen was a Balsfiord man; the shape of his fore-head, his broad cheek bones, and the whole type of hisphysiognomy seemed to indicate that he had Quasn blood inhis veins. Be this as it may, he was a good-natured andgenial fellow, and one who could put his shoulder to thewheel to some purpose when strength was needed. He had ON BOAED THE FRAM 365 now sailed tlie Arctic Sea in ever}^ direction for fourteen con-secutive seasons, ever since he was nineteen; during ailthese years he had never felt the heat of summer, until hehad come south for a short time to help in fitting out theFram. He was not a man of many words, but it was easy to seethat he was by no means yearning to repeat his experienceof the summer temperature. He was one of those membersof the crew who preferred to pass the night in one o
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