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here for a year or two teaching Morris
children English, Pastor Sorensen and
wife, Mrs Bertelsen (mother of the physician)
Dr. Bertelsen being all of a fever I did not
see him though I called to pay my respects.
Think I did not meet his wife, who is an
other cousin of Rasmussen's & is daughter
to Fletcher at Ikarasak.
Matthiesen's
oldest daughter is Ester a sweet little
girl of 10 yrs., who seemed to take a great
shame to me. Has a little hospital.
Ice is so liable to go out that it looks
best for me to proceed without delay.
Abram & Jens wanted to take me on to
Ikarasak & I was glad to have them
since they are good men, Abram taking
me of the best drives that I have
been in Greenland. My watch
was nearly an hour slow & I set it
ahead. Under way again about
10 p.m. Abram now having 11 dogs,
having gotten two from Pastor Sorensen
against a promise of five dog skins.
Was sorry to leave the hospitable
Danes here so soon.
Started out over black ice, then tra-
versed much rough ice - at mid-night
stopped at some igloo where we
got seal meat & loose & made some tea.
From here on the going was perfect,