Transcriber's NotesObvious typographical errors have been silently corrected and variations in accents and hyphenation standardised. Other variations in spelling and punctuation are as in the original.The repetition of the title on the first page has been removed.Chapter IX,page 131The sentence "Then came a large dish of beans; we ate beans. We were sending out wireless messages by this, but no relief ship appeared on the horizon." appears to be missing a word after "this" (possibly time) but has been left as printed.
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected and variations in accents and hyphenation standardised. Other variations in spelling and punctuation are as in the original.
The repetition of the title on the first page has been removed.
Chapter IX,page 131The sentence "Then came a large dish of beans; we ate beans. We were sending out wireless messages by this, but no relief ship appeared on the horizon." appears to be missing a word after "this" (possibly time) but has been left as printed.