They started to go back, but the ship being blotted out, turned and gave us their company at breakfast.

The day was altogether too bad for outside work, so we turned our attention to the hut interior, with the result that to-night all the matchboarding is completed.

The floor linoleum is the only thing that remains to be put down; outside, the roof and ends have to be finished.

Then there are several days of odd jobs for the carpenter, and all will be finished.

It is a first-rate building in an extraordinarily sheltered spot; whilst the wind was raging at the ship this morning we enjoyed comparative peace.