middle aged man strangely dressed in an old fashioned suite. He looked as if he had just left the dinner party and hadn’t have time for changing the clothes. It would have been all right if I hadn’t been in Antarctica and if he hadn’t looked frozen to death. “Help!” it was the only word I had heard from him before he fall on the ice. There wasn’t time for thinking. I dragged him into our cabin. Strangely it didn’t occur to me to wake up the guys. My only thought was not to let this stranger die. Half an hour later he opened his eyes and looked at me and then around. “Who are you? Where am I? What’s going on?” – asked he. A little bit annoyed after the stress I was not very polite. The only wish was to ask him about who he was and what he was doing there. I took a cup of tea and set on the chair. “My lady you have saved my life! ” “My lady? Call me Ann, it would be better” – answered. – “What is your name?” I was not quite sure about if he was mentally all right but I was not afraid of him. Somehow I believed he would do no harm. Our guys were still sleeping… How did they manage to ? We talked rather loudly. He said he was Count Norfolk and mine to do my service. He had been at the ball at Buckingham Palace when something happened and next moment he found himself surrounded with snow and ice and freezing badly. He spoke in a strange old fashioned manner. His voice was pleasant and he was rather handsome what of course couldn’t explain his appearing here from anywhere. And I began to ask and ask. His answers were even stranger then his evening suite in the centre of Arctic. He told me about his life in England and his estate, his horses and dogs and his visits to the Royal Court. While speaking he could not stop looking around and, I could swear, he saw an electric kettle for the first time. I don’t know how much time has passed. Polar bear watching was forgotten. I felt more and more curious and intrigued. I wanted to have one more cup of tea but I couldn’t reach the kettle. It was too far away.. one attempt, then another one.. “Hey Anny, did the bears sing you a lullaby?” asked Ben, our boss, laughing. I opened my eyes. It was light out and there wasn’t my stranger here. Did I fall asleep? “What time is it?”- asked I. Ben said it was seven. It was time to go out because some guys from the continent had to arrive to join our expedition. The helicopter was just over there. Two women and a man were getting off. We came closer to say hello. I covered my eyes from the sun. “Ann, meet my friend and our new colleague James Norfolk”, began Ben. I couldn’t believe my eyes! James Norfolk was a copy of the night’s stranger. What can happen at the edge of the world only the God knows!