Emile Michel, Lapland, orphan, is obliged to bring back within the tribe the ancestral totem: a gold plumb line "borrowed" formerly by his grandfather Raymond Michel. His quest will take him aboard a floating boat that crosses Baffin Bay in the icy waters of Greenland.
Monsieur T'Champ
Lucie
Jacques Mercier
Emile Michel
'Smoking'
Mathilde
Monsieur Claudine
'Mimosa'
René
'Sémaphore'
Olive
Bear man
Banker
Professor
The Marseillais
The steamman
The exhibitionist
Mailloux Darrière
Skating teacher
