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There was plenty of material, and the walls required to be thick enough to resist summer thaws. Already the house began to present an imposing appearance. There were four windows in front, made of splendid sheets of ice, in Esquimaux fashion, through which the light came softly in as if through frosted glass. THERE WAS PLENTY OF MATERIAL ON THE WALLS REQUIRED TO BE THICK ENOUGH TO RESIST SUMMER THAWS ALREADY THE HOUSE BEGAN TO PRESENT AN IMPOSING APPEARANCE THERE WERE FOUR WINDOWS IN FRONT MADE OF SPLENDID SHEETS OF ICE IN ESQUIMAUX FASHION THROUGH WHICH THE LIGHT CAME SOFTLY IN AS IF THROUGH FROSTED GLASS
This seemed to the Doctor the very place for this house, from its naturally fortified situation. By cutting steps in the ice, they managed to climb up and examine it more closely. [Illustration: ] They were soon convinced they could not have a better foundation, and resolved to commence operations forthwith, by removing the hard snow more than ten feet deep, which covered the ground, as both dwelling and storehouses must have a solid foundation. This preparatory work occupied the whole of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. At last they came to hard granite close in grain, and containing garnets and felspar crystals, which flew out with every stroke of the pickaxe. [Illustration: ] The dimensions and plan of the snow-house were then settled by the Doctor. It was to be divided into three rooms, as all they needed was a bed-room, sitting-room and kitchen. The sitting-room was to be in the middle, the kitchen to the left, and the bed-room to the right. For five days they toiled unremittingly. TH BY A PRECIPITOUS WALL ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FEET HIGH THIS SEEMED TO THE DOCTOR THE VERY PLACE FOR THIS HOUSE FROM ITS NATURALLY FORTIFIED SITUATION BY CUTTING STEPS IN THE ICE THEY MANAGED TO CLIMB UP AND EXAMINE IT MORE CLOSELY THEY WERE SOON CONVINCED THEY COULD NOT HAVE A BETTER FOUNDATION AND RESOLVED TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS FORTHWITH BY REMOVING THE HARD SNOW MORE THAN TEN FEET DEEP WHICH COVERED THE GROUND AS BOTH DWELLING AND STOREHOUSES MUST HAVE A SOLID FOUNDATION THIS PREPARATORY WORK OCCUPIED THE WHOLE OF MONDAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT LAST THEY CAME TO HARD GRANITE CLOSE IN GRAIN AND CONTAINING GARNETS AND FELDSPAR CRYSTALS WHICH FLEW OUT WITH EVERY STROKE OF THE PICKAXE THE DIMENSIONS AND PLAN OF THE SNOW HOUSE WERE THEN SETTLED BY THE DOCTOR IT WAS TO BE DIVIDED INTO THREE ROOMS AS ALL THEY NEEDED WAS A BEDROOM SITTING ROOM AND KITCHEN THE SITTING ROOM WAS TO BE IN THE MIDDLE THE KITCHEN TO THE LEFT AND THE BEDROOM TO THE RIGHT FOR FIVE DAYS THEY TOILED UNREMITTINGLY
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