To camp outside and feel that all the old comfort and cheer had departed, was dreadfully heartrending.

I went to bed thoroughly depressed.

It stems a fundamental expression of civilised human sentiment that men who come to such places as this should leave what comfort they can to welcome those who follow.
_Monday, January_ 16 .-- We slept badly till the morning and, therefore, late.

After breakfast we went up the hills; there was a keen S.E.breeze, but the sun shone and my spirits revived.

There was very much less snow everywhere than I had ever seen.