waq. I understand that (232 they are on their way to Smith Sound on a bear hunt. Mac is going to have their help with his load as far as Anorotok. Today I gave Munni'ooq my old celluloid soap box, which she has long been admiring and showing to the other women, and an ahno- ahlk pattern. She only grunted as Eskimos usually do, and it might be hard to say whether she was pleas- ed with the gift or not. I gave Ahmeriah an ahnoahle pattern in account of the sewing she has been doing for me and she was more satisfactory, for she seemed free really pleased. Both women are being paid by the expedition, hence these gifts were in the nature of fees. Two mile walk, inner bay, early after- oon. Hard to realise that the Tem- perature has been so low today, for there has been so little wind that the house has actually been uncomfortably warm. Jot has been doing some bathing for us and also for Ahdeka hingwar. There are always plenty of "last tings" to be done after one thinks himself all ready to go, so that I have been busy today and have left Mun- nis'ooq occupied much of the time too patching and repairing. She has made a pair of good rabbit-skin stockings