Journey on the Glacier.--The First Camp.--Scaling the Glacier.--Character of its Surface.--The Ascent.--Driven back by a Gale.--Low Temperature.--Dangerous Situation of the Party.--A Moonlight Scene 127 CHAPTER XI. Important Results of the recent Journey.--The Glacier System of Greenland.--General Discussion of the Subject.--Illustrations drawn from the Alpine Glaciers.--Glacier Movement.--Outline of the Greenland _Mer de Glace_ 137 CHAPTER XII. My Cabin.--Surveying.--Castor and Pollux.--Concerning Scurvy.--Dangers of eating Cold Snow.--Knorr and Starr.--Frost-Bites.--Hans, Peter, and Jacob again.--Coal Account.--The Fires.--Comfort of our Quarters.--The House on Deck.--Mild Weather.--Jensen.--Mrs. Hans.--John Williams, the Cook.--A Cheerful Evening 149 CHAPTER XIII. Increasing Darkness.--Daily Routine.--The Journal.--Our Home.--Sunday.--Return of Sonntag.--A Bear-Hunt.--The Open Water.--Accident to Mr. Knorr.--A Thaw.--"The Port Foulke Weekly News."--The Tide-Register.--The Fire-Hole.--Hunting Foxes.--Peter 165 CHAPTER XIV. Midwinter.--The Night of Months.--Brilliancy of the Moonlight.--Mild Temperatures.--Remarkable Weather.--A Shower.--Depth of Snow.--Snow Crystals.--An Epidemic among the Dogs.--Symptoms of the Disorder.--Great Mortality.--Only one Team left.--New Plans.--Schemes for reaching the Esquimaux in Whale Sound 192 CHAPTER XV. The Arctic Midnight.--Sonntag starts for Whale Sound.--Effects of Darkness on the Spirits.--Routine of Duties.--Christmas Eve.--Christmas Day.--The Christmas Dinner 200 CHAPTER XVI. The New Year.--Looking for Sonntag.--The Aurora Borealis.--A Remarkable Display.--Depth of Snow.--Strange Mildness of the Weather.--The Open Sea.--Evaporation at Low Temperatures.--Looking for the Twilight.--My Pet Fox 212 CHAPTER XVII. The Arctic Night. 222 CHAPTER XVIII. Prolonged Absence of Mr. Sonntag.--Preparing to look for him.--Arrival of Esquimaux.--They report Sonntag dead.--Arrival of Hans.--Condition of the Dogs.--Hans's Story of the Journey 227 CHAPTER XIX.