ith
anxiety lest it should descend below it.

"There's but a narrow line of sky between the sea and the lower edge of
the sun now," said Fred. "It looks no more than an inch broad, and it
is narrowing, I think."

"No, it is growing broader," said Grant.

"No, narrower," whispered Sam.

"Broader it is!" said Fred eagerly.

For a few seconds they remained uncertain and silent, gazing earnestly
at the sun. At last there could be no doubt of it. The line of sky was
evidently broader: _the sun had begun to rise without having set_.

"Huzzah," shouted Fred Temple, springing up, tossing his cap into the
air, and cheering as enthusiastically as if he had just discovered a new
gold-field! Infected with the same spirit, the others joined him, and
then they expended their energies in building a _cairn_ of stones on the
hill-top to commemorate the event!

"Hans, thou son of Eric," said Fred, grasping the hand of his pilot and
guide when this was finished. "I like thee, man; thou hast done me good
service this day. But for you I should have missed this chance, so I
consider myself thy debtor, lad; mark me well, I will discharge this
debt when we return to the south. So now, let us be gone."

How Fred discharged this debt remains to be seen. Meanwhile the party
descended the hill, and returned once more to their floating home.

CHAPTER NINE.

MISCELLANEOUS ADVENTURES--THE VALUE OF LANGUAGE--SALMON-FISHING.

The main object of the voyage having now been gained, Fred Temple did
not care to push northward with the earnest haste that he had hitherto
exhibited. He did, indeed, avail himself of a fine southerly breeze
which sprang up, and succeeded in reaching latitude 67 and a half
degrees, where he saw the sun all night from the deck of his little
yacht; but he devoted himself henceforth to enjoying the country fully.

He no longer sailed against baffling winds, but went quite contentedly
in any direction in which the wind chose to blow him. The consequence
was that he visited many curious out-of-the-way places, and saw many
strange sights; besides having a considerable number of peculiar
adventures. The week following that in which he first _saw the sun all
night_ was particularly full of small adventures. Let me briefly relate
a few.

One day, having left the schooner becalmed close to the mainland, they
took the boat and rowed towards the land. While they were pulling
along-shore under a tremendous cli