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ABSTRACT
OntheI2th,thewindasbefore,andthecoldmore
intense,sothatnoonewouldgooutsidethetent,ortobed
atnightforfearofgettinghisfeetfrozen.Intheevening weagainshotatabear.
TheI3th,windandweatherasbefore,withhardfrost.
Intheevening,whenthesunwasintheN.N.W.,abear andtwocubs,aboutafootandahalfhigh,stoodbefore
ourtent,eatingofthewalrus;theoldonewasshotatby
JanKunstwithadoublecharge,andimmediatelyafter theshotmadeofftotheice-bankbay-wards,abandoning
thecubs.\Vithgreattroublewegotropesfastenedround
thebodyofbothofthem,aftertheyhad,inthemannerof
theoldones,soughttodefendthemselveswiththeirclaws. WeplacedthemintheloftoftheMiddelburgtent,howling
verymuchfortheirmother,whoappearedseveraltimes nearourtent,butremainedbeyondrange.
