“Mingled howls and screams were heard” I-22-a “Just look at our house now!” I-22-b “The ice burst” &c. I-22-c “Its waters were still sweet” &c. I-23-a “He might be seen standing motionless and silent” I-23-b “All might watch the progress of the phenomenon” I-23-c “Please, sir, it’s because of the pay” I-23-d “He shook his fist at the sun” II-02-a “I think not” II-02-b “The carpenter fixed upon the beach” &c. II-02-c “Thomas Black would not even join the exploring party” II-03-a “They breakfasted” &c. II-03-b “Numerous furred animals” &c. II-04-a “He was able to look closely at the steep wall” &c. II-04-b “Keep hold!” II-04-c “Corporal Joliffe was extremely fond of him” II-05-a “Thanks to the Corporal’s unwearying exertions” II-05-b “We are sinking gradually” II-06-a “Hobson remained crouching” &c. II-060b “The Lieutenant promised” &c. II-07-a “Not that way” II-07-b “Sergeant! Where are you?” II-07-c “We saw their fire; they will see ours!” II-08-a “Look, Madge, look!” II-08-b “The bear seized Kalumah by the clothes” II-08-c “It was the young Esquimaux girl Kalumah” II-09-a She murmured, ‘Mrs Barnett’ II-09-b “The waves dashed over her kayak” II-09-c “She covered him with kisses” II-10-a “The Lieutenant tied round their necks” II-10-b “Hobson was in dismay” II-11-a “The wolves came within musket range” II-11-b “We knew it, sir!” II-12-a “It was a Polar bear” II-12-b “Two large waggon sledges were built” II-13-a “Some of the icebergs assumed extraordinary forms” II-13-b “We must pass somehow” II-14-a “Marbre flung his running noose skilfully,” II-14-b “Everybody started back” II-15-a “It was dashed upon the ice-field with a fearful crash” II-15-b “I think it is time to retrace our steps” II-16-a “It is a frost-rime” II-16-b “He took the altitude” II-17-a “When an unexpected noise” II-17-b “It was like an army of icebergs” &c. II-18-a “Poor things! poor things!” II-18-b “And a figure appeared” &c. II-19-a “Examining the state of the sea” &c. II-19-b “Mrs Barnett sobbed aloud” II-20-a “The lower framework was already floating” II-20-b “He escaped with a ducking” II-21-a “The embarkation of provisions, &c., had to be put off” II-22-a “He tightened them,” &c. II-22-b “Mrs Barnett turned and looked Madge full in the face” II-23-a “A beam . . . sunk deep into the earth” &c. II-23-b “The colonists, falling on their knees, returned thanks to God” II-24-a Kalumah and the bear CONTENTS Part I I A Soirée at Fort Reliance II The Hudson’s Bay Fur Company III A Savant Thawed IV A Factory V From Fort Reliance to Fort enterprise VI A Wapiti Duel VII The Arctic Circle VIII The Great Bear Lake IX A Storm on the Lake X A Retrospect XI Along the Coast XII The Midnight Sun XIII Fort Hope XIV Some Excursions XV Fifteen Miles from Cape Bathurst XVI Two Shots XVII The Approach of Winter XVIII The Polar Night XIX