. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. at once for Troinso. Welcome home. Otto Sverdrup. So they were not so far away after all, and weshould meet them in Tromso. The news spread likewildfire over the town; the people went almost wildwith joy. Everybody seemed suddenly to be rushingabout. We on board the Otaria longed to be on theway to Tromso. The Wiiidv^ard heaved her anchorbefore us, and steamed out of the harbour ;imid jubilantcheers for the Fraui. The next day we caught sight of the lofty mastsand the crows-nest of the Fra]u, and soon we glidedalongside he
. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. at once for Troinso. Welcome home. Otto Sverdrup. So they were not so far away after all, and weshould meet them in Tromso. The news spread likewildfire over the town; the people went almost wildwith joy. Everybody seemed suddenly to be rushingabout. We on board the Otaria longed to be on theway to Tromso. The Wiiidv^ard heaved her anchorbefore us, and steamed out of the harbour ;imid jubilantcheers for the Fraui. The next day we caught sight of the lofty mastsand the crows-nest of the Fra]u, and soon we glidedalongside her, our good, faithful ship. She seemed alittle the worse for wear and tear, and well she might;but she had escaped safe and sound from the ice, whichwas pressing her so hard in its embrace when weleft her in the great loneliness of the far north. Nowthe merry waves played caressingly round the strong NEWS OF THE FRAM M) hull. Three cheers lor the Fraiii, came from ihe(Maria, as she glided slowly aloni^side the former anddropped her anchor. Hurrah! shouted the boys on. JOHANSEN ON BOARD SIR GEORGE YACHT. the Fra))i in return, as they lowered one of the boatsand jumped into it. They now came rowini; towardsus; most of them were still dressed in their Arctic 346 WITH NANSEN IN THE NORTH clothes, and some of them had grown long saw Bentsen in the bow, and Scott-Han sen in themiddle of the boat; he had already provided himselfwith a new hat and clothes, but he had not shavedoff his beard. There, too, was Peder, with an arm ina sling, and all the others beaming with joy andstanding in the boat waving their hands. The nextmoment they were close to the bow of the Otaria,where I was standing. I leaned over the railing andshouted : Welcome, boys ! Bentsen seized my handand tried to haul me down into the boat; they thenjumped over the railing one after the other. Youhave done well, said Nansen to them. I cannotdescribe the moving scenes that followed on the decko
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