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1860 Ths. Dec. 13

His Goodness - etc. 'Why' she said, this letter speaks same as you', pointing to me!  I made the remark that there were other persons in the world of the name of Hall & asked her if it was not possible that some one of them had written it?  With a dignified look - a [[underlined]] positive [[/underlined]] triumphant look she raised up the letter before [[strikethrough]] us [[/strikethrough]] all, & with her finger pointed to the general appearance of the writing saying I am quite sure that is [[underlined]] your [[/underlined]] writing pointing at that instant direct to me!  No body writes like that [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] but you'.  She continued!
The industrious habitants of that Igloo - sewing on Kum-mins &c. &c.  The announcement of Nuk-er-tons improvement since the gruel.
Must take her more to-morrow.  Ebierbing gets his lantern ready - my remark of the trouble I give him - The response of himself & nuliana to the contrary - The play upon the mishap of mine last night.  I said: 'Is it possible that [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] you Tuk-oo-li-too should clap your hands for joy so (clapping mine) last night when Ebierbing returned & told [[strikethrough]] her [[/strikethrough]] you I had gone down into the tarrioke (Sea)!  With serious look she declared it was otherwise.  This gave us [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] such humor that Ebierbing, Hudson & myself had a good laugh.  Tuk-oo-li-too finally see we was joking only so she said 'O its fine fun we are having!' 'There Tuk-oo-li-too' said I pointing with a very smooth face to hers, there you do say, do you, that it was [[underlined]] find fun [[/underlined]] to hear Joe tell you of my sea plunge last night.  Joe could stand it no longer - neither I or Hudson, we gave

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1860 Thursday Dec 13th

up to immoderate laughter.  Tuk-oo-li-too made strong attempts to send up of Joe's new kumings at his crown tho' in good feeling both for him and every body else.

Ebierbing & Kup-er-neu-ong (Charley) [[strikethrough]] attended [[/strikethrough]] attended us to the safe ice where Steward (Hudson) & I came to the G.H. with the opinion that an [[strikethrough]] evening [[/strikethrough]] evening may be passed very pleasantly beneath the snow house of an Innuit.

The surprise of Ebierbing & other Esquimaux when I told them to-day [[underlined]] just the day [[/underlined]] when the Sun would [[strikethrough]] beg [[/strikethrough]] cease to go lower - & begin to come back again.

The knowledge of Innuits of the Stars!  An exhibition of it to-night when Ebierbing & Kup-er-neu-ong [[space]]

X o'clock night - Cloudless - Bar. Same as it has been all day 29.450  Ther. - 2[[degree symbol]] - a calm.
Aurora as a Zone extending from East to West, the bases - each end [[strikethrough]] of the back [[/strikethrough]] resting near horizon the center 60[[degree symbol]] (high) from Southern horizon.

Ku-jes-se's afflicted limb nearly well.  He re-turned home early this eve the abscess opened 3 days since - our recovery about same time.  My nose not well but doing well. 

I have Panlooyer ("Blind George") & little Kim-mu-lu before me both enjoying the repose to which I introduced them by making up beds of my clothing on Sea - Chests including an old Arm chair".

[[right margin]] hX-m30 Aurora belting the sky in varied ways & directions - A Glorious - gorgeous scene! [[/right margin written]]

 

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Reviewed. Corrected for incorrect insertion designation, irrelevant strikethroughs & other transcription errors. @kdownunder