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My friend Ickmallick's black eyes sparkled when he saw this, and his countenance was wreathed with smiles for two reasons first, for the pleasure of comprehending what he meant, and also at the thoughts of receiving so large a reward for his labour.
A stroke from Ickmallick's knife put an end to his torture, and gladly would I have avoided the reproachful glance of his eye as the weapon struck him. This unexpected good fortune made my companion resolve to return home; and he seemed to regret that he had not brought another sledge to carry back our game.
We felt that had we not discovered the wreck, and afterwards fallen in with them, we might have fared very ill indeed. When we got off the sledges, our new friends invited us to enter their tents. I went into Ickmallick's, where he introduced me to his wife and children. She was young, and had a pleasant amiable expression of countenance, which made me feel quite at home.
Terence and I and David, and two other men, signified our willingness to accompany our new friends. I stepped into Ickmallick's sledge, and the rest were accommodated in those of the others; and the dogs being told to get up and step out, off we set at a good rate along a valley in which the snow already laid pretty thickly.
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