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"Won't we stuff to-night!" remarked Kabelaw to her sister, as they went home bending under a weight of blubber. "Ay and to-morrow," replied Sigokow. "And some days beyond to-morrow," observed old Kannoa, who staggered after them under a lighter load of the spoil. But it was not the Eskimos alone who derived benefit from this unexpected prize.
Well was it for old Kannoa that night that Ermigit was, when roused, one of the fleetest runners of his tribe. Down to the shore he sprang partly tumbled and then sped along like the Arctic wind, which, we may remark, is fully as swift as more southerly breezes. The beach near the sea was mostly smooth, so that the absence of light was not a serious drawback.
Alive and dead at the same time!" "Impossible!" cried Pussimek. "Ridiculous!" cried every one else. "Huk!" ejaculated old Kannoa, wrinkling up her mild face and exposing her toothless gums in a stupendous chuckle. "Yes, impossible! But I think he does not tell many lies," said Nuna apologetically. "I think he only does it a little.
"They have crossed," he said moodily, "but the ice has cracked much, and my sledge is, I fear, heavier than theirs." "We can walk, you know, and so lighten it," said Rooney. "No; it is only by a dash at full speed that we can do it. Will my friend run the risk?" "He would not be your friend if he were not willing," returned the seaman gravely; "but what about Kannoa?
"Now, Kannoa," said Rooney, after some preliminary talk, "you remember the big white bear that Angut killed two moons ago?" "Remember it? Ay," said Kannoa, licking her lips; "it was the fattest and best bear I ever chewed. Huk! it was good!" "Well, where is that bear's skin?" The old dame pointed to a corner of the hut where the skin lay.
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