Identifier: farthestnorthbei21897nans (find matches)
Title: Farthest north; being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Fram" 1893-96, and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930 Sverdrup, Otto Neumann, 1854-1930
Subjects: "Fram" Expedition. 1893-1896)
Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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On the walls hungphotographs, etchings, photo - lithographs, and shelveseverywhere, containing books and instruments; underthe roof clothes and shoes hung drying, and from thelittle stove in the middle of the floor of this cozy roomthe warm coal fire shone out a hospitable welcome.A strange feeling came over me as I seated myselfin a comfortable chair in these unwonted surroundings.At one stroke of changing fate all responsibility, alltroubles were swept away from a mind that had beenoppressed by them during three long years; I was ina safe haven, in the midst of the ice, and the longingsof three years were lulled in the golden sunshine of thedawning day. My duty was done; my task was ended;now I could rest, only rest and wait. A carefully soldered tin packet was handed to me;it contained letters from Norway. It was almost witha trembling hand and a beating heart that I opened it;and there were tidings, only good tidings, from home.A delightful feeling of peace settled upon the soul.
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JOHANSEN AT CAPE FLORA (From photograph by Mr. Jackson) THE JOURNEY SOUTHWARD 539 Then dinner was served, and how nice it was tohave bread, butter, milk, suscar, coffee, and evervthino: thata year had tausrht us to do without and vet to long: for !But the height of comfort was reached when we wereable to throw off our dirty rags, have a warm bath, andget rid of as much dirt as was possible in one bout; butwe onlv succeeded in becoming anvthins: like clean af-ter several days and many attempts. Then clean, softclothes from head to foot hair cut, and the shaggybeard shaved off, and the transformation from savageto European was complete, and even more sudden thanin the reverse direction. How delightfully comfortableit was to be able to put on ones clothes without beingmade sreasv, but, most of all, to be able to move with-out feeling- them stick to the bodv with every movement! It was not very long before Johansen and the other?followed, with the kayaks and our things. Johansen re-lated

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