. The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years . TREPARATIONS FOR STARTING SOUTH, 607 which I had such difficulty in preventing the muti-nous from securing for themselves alone. A few of amore cheerful spirit thought I had resolved to makefor some point of look-out, in the hope of a rescue bywhalers or English expedition-parties which were sup-posed still to be within the Arctic circle. The numberis unfortunately small of those human beings whomcalamity elevates. There was n
. The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years . TREPARATIONS FOR STARTING SOUTH, 607 which I had such difficulty in preventing the muti-nous from securing for themselves alone. A few of amore cheerful spirit thought I had resolved to makefor some point of look-out, in the hope of a rescue bywhalers or English expedition-parties which were sup-posed still to be within the Arctic circle. The numberis unfortunately small of those human beings whomcalamity elevates. There was no sign of affectation of spirited enthusi-asm upon the memorable day when we first adjusted theboats to their cradles on the sledges and moved themoff to the ice-foot. But the ice immediately aroundthe vessel was smooth -, and, as the boats had not re-ceived their lading, the first labor was an easy the runners moved, the gloom of several counte-nances was perceptibly lightened. The croakers hadprotested that we could not stir an inch. These cheer-ing remarks always reach a commanders ears, and Itook good care of course to make the outset contra-dict them.
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