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"'To rush from the table when it is reported that a wolf is in sight, and on coming back to find the cat has eaten your dinner. "'To be returning quietly home from a walk, absorbed in profitable meditation, and suddenly find yourself in the embrace of a bear.' TO RUSH FROM THE TABLE WHEN IT IS REPORTED THAT A WOLF IS IN SIGHT AND ON COMING BACK TO FIND THE CAT HAS EATEN YOUR DINNER TO BE RETURNING QUIETLY HOME FROM A WALK ABSORBED IN PROFITABLE MEDITATION AND SUDDENLY FIND YOURSELF IN THE EMBRACE OF A BEAR
of the "Spectator" open with one hand, and thawing the frozen ink in his pen at the lamp with the other. I need not warn you to be on your guard against such tricks, for it would never do for us to have articles in our "Winter Chronicle" which our great-grandfathers read over their breakfast-tables a century ago.'" "Well, well," said Altamont, "there is a good deal of clever humour in that writer. He must have been a sharp fellow." "You're right. Here is an amusing catalogue of Arctic tribulations:-- "'To go out in the morning for a walk, and the moment you put your foot outside the ship, find yourself immersed in the cook's water-hole. "'To go out hunting, and fall in with a splendid reindeer, take aim, and find your gun has gone off with a flash in the pan, owing to damp powder. "'To set out on a march with a good supply of soft new bread in your pocket, and discover, when you want to eat, that it has frozen so hard that you would break your teeth if you attempted to bite it through. HOR BENDING OVER HIS DESK HOLDING A VOLUME OF THE SPECTATOR OPEN WITH ONE HAND AND THAWING THE FROZEN INK IN HIS PEN AT THE LAMP WITH THE OTHER I NEED NOT WARN YOU TO BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST SUCH TRICKS FOR IT WOULD NEVER DO FOR US TO HAVE ARTICLES IN OUR WINTER CHRONICLE WHICH OUR GREAT GRANDFATHERS READ OVER THEIR BREAKFAST TABLES A CENTURY AGO WELL WELL SAID ALTAMONT THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF CLEVER HUMOR IN THAT WRITER HE MUST HAVE BEEN A SHARP FELLOW YOU'RE RIGHT HERE IS AN AMUSING CATALOGUE OF ARCTIC TRIBULATIONS TO GO OUT IN THE MORNING FOR A WALK AND THE MOMENT YOU PUT YOUR FOOT OUTSIDE THE SHIP FIND YOURSELF IMMERSED IN THE COOK'S WATER HOLE TO GO OUT HUNTING AND FALL IN WITH A SPLENDID REINDEER TAKE AIM AND FIND YOUR GUN HAS GONE OFF WITH A FLASH IN THE PAN OWING TO DAMP POWDER TO SET OUT ON A MARCH WITH A GOOD SUPPLY OF SOFT NEW BREAD IN YOUR POCKET AND DISCOVER WHEN YOU WANT TO EAT THAT IT HAS FROZEN SO HARD THAT YOU WOULD BREAK YOUR TEETH IF YOU ATTEMPTED TO BITE IT THROUGH
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