Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . N). Cook, had removed all dirt from the visible portionsof their bodies ; and an evening dress of sealskincoats and bearskin trousers for the gentlemen, andfoxskin jackets andtrousers for the ladies,made all look very pre-sentable.
Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . N). Cook, had removed all dirt from the visible portionsof their bodies ; and an evening dress of sealskincoats and bearskin trousers for the gentlemen, andfoxskin jackets andtrousers for the ladies,made all look very pre-sentable. Consideringtheir limited experienceat Christmas dinners,they acquitted them-selves very well. TheYouno Husband, it istrue, was a little boister-ous ; and Myah endan-gered the integrity of hiseyes by persisting inholdinsf his knife andspoon both at once inhis right hand, and then using his fingers for convey- inpf food to his also was so rude asto stand up and endeav-our to harpoon with hisfork some choice piecesin the stew. He desisted,however, when he was re-proved by The Villain,who, perhaps, was not somuch offended by Myahsgross breach of etiquetteas desirous that all shouldhave a fair chance at thestew. The Villain boreup bravely under his re-sponsibility and served the stew very creditably. TheDaisy also sipped her tea with considerable THE VILLAIN. 186 Northward over the Great Ice
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