tely at fault.

"4th. We would in some manner secure for ourselves warmer clothing,
otherwise we would certainly freeze; and here we were completely at
fault too.

"5th. We would contrive in some way to make for ourselves a lamp, as we
could never live in our cave in darkness; and here was a difficulty
apparently even more insurmountable than the others,--as much so as
appeared the making of a fire in the first instance,--for while we had a
general idea that we might capture some seals, and get thus a good
supply of oil, and that we might also get plenty of fox-skins for
clothing, yet neither of us could think of any way to make a lamp.

"When we came thus to bring ourselves to view the situation, the
prospect might have caused stouter hearts than ours to fear; but, as we
had seen before, nothing was to be gained by lamentation, so we put a
bold front on, firmly resolved to make the best fight we could."

* * * * *

"A poor chance for you, I should think," said Fred, "and I don't see how
you ever lived through so many troubles,"--while little Alice declared
her opinion that "the poor Dean must have died anyway."

"A very bad prospect, indeed, my dears," continued the Captain,--"very
bad, I can assure you; but as it is a poor rule to read the last page of
a book before you read the rest of it, so we will go right on to the end
with our story, and then you will find out what became of the Dean, as
well as what happened to myself.

"Well, as I was going to say, when Monday came, we set about our work,
not exactly in the order which I have named, but as we found most
convenient; and as day after day followed each other through the week,
and as one week followed after another week, we found ourselves at one
time building up the wall in front of the cave, then catching ducks and
gathering eggs, then collecting the fire-plant, and then throwing moss
up on the rocks to dry, and then cutting off the blubber and skins of
the dead seal and narwhal.

"All of these things were carefully secured; and in a sort of cave, much
like the one we were preparing for our abode, only larger, we stowed
away all the fire-plant and dried moss that we could get. Then we looked
about us to see what we should do for a place to put our blubber
in,--that is, you know, the fat we got off the dead narwhal and the
seal, and also any other blubber that we might get afterwards.

"When we had cut all the bl