Now there was to be another for Bobby.
Home-made chests, which answer the double purpose of storage places for clothing and whatnot and seats, take the place of chairs, though sometimes there are rude home-made chairs and Abel's cabin contained two.

Guns always loaded and within reach for instant use, rest upon low overhead beams, or upon pegs against the wall.

On a shelf, at some convenient place, and specially built for their accommodation, the Bible and hymnal are kept.

Abel's Bible and hymnal, as in all Christianized Eskimo houses, were printed in the Eskimo language.
This, then, was the kind of home that Bobby entered, and which, as the years passed, he was to love, for it was a haven of affection.
The cabin was cold and damp and stuffy now, and filled with unpleasant odors, for it had been unoccupied since early in July.

But soon Abel had a roaring fire in the stove, and the things in from the boat, and Mrs.
Abel had the room aired, and before the candle was lighted the room had taken on the cozy comfort of occupancy.
Then there was supper of stewed duck and hot dough-bread and tea.