She gave birth to 17, it is said, and Crean has given away 22! I don't know what will become of the parent or family; at present they are warm and snug enough, tucked away in the fodder under the forecastle.
_Midnight_ .-- To-night the air is thick with falling snow; the temperature 28 deg..

It is cold and slushy without.
A merry evening has just concluded.

We had an excellent dinner: tomato soup, penguin breast stewed as an entree, roast beef, plum-pudding, and mince pies, asparagus, champagne, port and liqueurs--a festive menu.

Dinner began at 6 and ended at 7.

For five hours the company has been sitting round the table singing lustily; we haven't much talent, but everyone has contributed more or less, 'and the choruses are deafening.