BOOK I

_FAR AWAY IN THE FROZEN NORTH_

CHAP. Page

I. DAYDAWN IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS--WERE THEY SAVAGES? 11

II. “HEAVE ROUND, SIR,” SAID CAPTAIN MAYNE BRACE 24

III. “MY PRIDE WARRED AGAINST MY BETTER FEELINGS” 35

IV. THE AGREEMENT DRAWN UP AND SIGNED 48

V. THE SHIP’S BEARS: GRUFF, AND GROWLEY, AND GRUMPEY, AND MEG 60