They end up keeping the dress.
They look alike.
A treatise on the use of the riding-whip, or, Fitzjames and Crozier celebrate their safe return with a bit of recreational discipline.
Two things are unavoidable: death and laundry.
(A take on the bathing scene from '...on the earth, and not on him', from a perspective other than Richard's.)
Little wakes from unconsciousness into different company.
Irving enjoys a range of Christian pleasures and graces: singing with friends, watercolors, study, climbing exercises, handball.
Ed's still looking for a human connection, and Billy Cole is the next best thing.
The crew of the Volunteer take pains to revive their surgeon after his plunge.
He feels Sui Zhou's smile unlace over his pulse, languid and nude in its amusement. "You've had the morning," he answers, unmoved. "The day won't keep for you."
New Year's Eve, 1845: Crozier drinks punch and mulls his options on Beechey Island.