? ? ? ? 'Quite true; I had not thought of it,' I replied, wagging my head sagely. 'But have you thought of ordering the window-glass? Just call up the firm,- Red 4451 I think it is,- and tell them what size and kind of glass you wish.'
? ? ? ? 'That means-' she began.
? ? ? ? 'No window.'
? ? ? ? It was a dark and evil-appearing thing, that hut, not fit for aught better than swine in a civilized land; but for us who had known the misery of the open boat it was a snug little habitation. Following the housewarming, which was accomplished by means of seal-oil and a wick made from cotton calking, came the hunting for our winter's meat and the building of the second hut. It was a simple affair, now, to go forth in the morning and return by noon with a boat-load of seals. And then, while I worked at building the hut, Maud tried out the oil from the blubber and kept a slow fire under the frames of meat. I had heard of jerking beef on the plains, and our seal-meat, cut in thin strips and hung in the smoke, cured excellently.
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