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One of the two canoe-men was a clerk sent to undertake, at Dunregan, the work of those who should be selected for the expedition, and he said that another clerk was to follow in the spring-brigade of boats. "That's marching orders for you, Lumley," said Macnab, who was beside us when the canoe arrived. "You cannot tell that," returned Lumley. "It may be that our chief will select Max or Spooner.
The red-man smoked over this remark in silence for a considerable time, evidently engaged in profound thought. He was one of those children of nature whose brains admit ideas slowly, and who, when they are admitted, turn them round and round and inside out without much apparent advantage. At last he looked earnestly at his companion and asked "Is there fire-water at Fort Dunregan?"
Such as it was, however, it served our purpose well enough, and as the lad was a willing, cheery, somewhat humorous fellow, he was justly deemed an acquisition to our party. While on this subject I may add that Blondin, who brought the winter packet to Dunregan, was one of our number also, that both our Scotsmen were Highlanders, one being named Donald Bane, the other James Dougall.
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