Several of these people and shall (206 miss them, but most of them are coming back to Etah after a few weeks. The new ice is rough, being composed mostly of [illegible] cakes joined by young ice. I continued my walk to Radcliffe Island and then came back through the southern part of the bay. South wind 2-3 out there. Captain feels lost without Lizzie to care for, though he says that he will be glad of a rest from the child. The direct rays of the sun reached the house at 1:45 p.m. and we felt as if spring had come, although the temperature was around -7° and we knew that some of the worst weather of the season was due to come during the next few weeks. Such is the psychological effect of the sun. We have all bleached out a good bit during the long absence of the sun, but it seems to Mac and me that the natives show it more than the white men. The Eskimos are yellow now, some being almost ghastly in complexion. The sun will soon change this again. Mac gave us a Victrola concert this evening which we enjoyed in quiet. We are economizing on coal now and let the fire go out between meals.