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Updated: May 29, 2025
It iss a grand spote for birds to fly over, an' there's plenty o' ducks an' geese, so we may count on soon gettin' enough to fill the larder to overflow." "Ay, there's plenty o' birds," remarked Mowat, with the absent air of a man whose mind is running on some other theme. MacSweenie was a keen sportsman, and dearly loved a day with his gun.
"Yes," continued MacSweenie, "that iss at the bottom of it at least weemen are, an' that's the same thing." Mowat shook his head doubtfully. "I'm not so sure o' that," he said; "no doubt women have a good deal to do wi' love but they're hardly the same thing." "Weel, Tonal', we will not fall out on that point to-night, for I hev got no leisure to dispute.
"We should arrive at the Ukon to-morrow, if my calculations are right or nixt day, whatever," said MacSweenie to his interpreter and steersman, as he sat smoking his pipe beside him. "Bartong is of the same opeenion," returned Mowat, "so between you we should come right. But Bartong is not quite sure about it himself, I think. At least he won't say much."
"Moreover," said the trader, "your old prisoner who gave you the slip and ran away with Adolay is among them." "Then," cried Magadar, starting forward, "we will get our guns and go after them. The young men have long wished for a chance of revenge." "The young men hev wished for nothing o' the sort," cried MacSweenie, with a fierce expression in his blue eyes that was very impressive.
"It iss gettin' late, Bartong; don't you think it would be as well to camp here?" asked MacSweenie. The bowman ceased rowing, and the crew followed his example, while he glanced inquiringly up at the sky and round his limited horizon, as guides and seamen are wont to do when asked for an opinion as to professional movements.
The greater part of the day previous to that on which they were to set out on the return voyage, Nazinred and Mozwa spent in testing the quality of their new guns in company with MacSweenie, who took his faithful Donald Mowat with him, partly to assist in carrying the game, and partly for interpreting purposes.
Not long after the conversation just narrated, the boat arrived with the gentleman appointed to relieve MacSweenie of his charge on Great Bear Lake, and with the supplies for the contemplated new post. Action is not usually allowed to halt in those wild regions.
The brevity of summer near the shores of the Arctic Sea rendered it advisable that no time should be wasted in looking about too particularly for a site for the new trading-post; and as MacSweenie was well pleased with Mozwa's selection he at once adopted it and set to work.
At length MacSweenie began to see his way to the establishment of a permanent peace, and he made arrangements to have a great palaver, a solemn treaty, and a grand feast in connection with it.
"Now, Tonal'," said MacSweenie, "get out your fuddle an' strike up." "The ladies have not finished their tea yet, sir," replied the interpreter. "Nefer mind that. Just let them hear the strains of Lord Macdonald's Reel, an' you'll make them chump whether they will or no."
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