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They both listened intently, and gazed towards the northern headland of the bay, which at the time was bathed in brilliant moonlight. Presently two black specks, one larger than the other, were seen to round the point, and the chattering of women's voices was heard. It was Arbalik in a kayak, preceding an oomiak propelled by several women.
When the hunters had again re-assembled in front of their chief man's house, they found new cause of anxiety which effectually put to flight their annoyance at having been outwitted by the robbers. This was the fact that, although night was coming on, the oomiak with the women had not returned. This is no fanciful speech.
"So there is nothing left for us but to go on by water," said Angut, with decision. "Nunaga must be rescued." "And so must Tumbler," said Okiok. "And so must Pussi," said Simek. "What are you fellows consulting about?" shouted Red Rooney, coming up at that moment with the others in the oomiak. "We are talking of the danger of the ice breaking up," answered Angut.
"That is my beast you are fighting," remarked Oolalik, as the oomiak came up. "Look at the float: it is mine." The magician looked crestfallen. He had hoped, probably, to kill the wounded animal, secure it to his kayak, and cast loose the buoy, so that no one could claim it.
She bent to her paddle with Arctic skill and vigour. So did her mates, and the oomiak darted from the shore while the Indian who had fired the shot was still agonising with his ramrod for, happily, breech-loaders were as yet unknown. Cheenbuk was quite alive to his danger. He rushed up the beach towards his foe with a roar and an expression of countenance that did not facilitate loading.
In a few minutes Edith was ensconced in the centre of the oomiak amid a pack of noisy Esquimau women, whose tongues were loosed and spirits raised by the hope of a successful hunt. They went merely for the purpose of witnessing the sport, which was to be prosecuted by twelve or thirteen men, each in his arrow-like kayak.
But who are you, and how come you to be in such a lonely place, and, if I do not greatly mistake, in a starving condition?" "I am a missionary to the Eskimos," replied the stranger, "and have been forced to take refuge here by stress of weather. But I am not absolutely alone, as you seem to think. There are five natives with me, and we have an oomiak up there in the bushes.
The lead or lane of water ran to within fifty yards of this ice-island, so that Rooney had a splendid view of it, and, being of a romantic turn of mind, amused himself as the oomiak glided past by peopling the white cliffs and valleys with snow-white inhabitants. While he was thus employed, there occurred a sudden crashing and rending in the surrounding pack which filled him with consternation.
Although her sails were spread to catch the light breeze, her chief motive power at the time was a screw-propeller. "Yes, it must be alive," said Oolichuk to Akeetolik, with a look of solemn awe. "The white men do not paddle. See, the oomiak has a tail and wags it!" "Oh! do let us run away!" whispered the trembling Oblooria, as she took shelter behind Tekkona.
They always licked the articles given them, and in one instance only did we notice any inclination to break the contract after this process had been gone through. Shortly after these men had arrived, a large oomiak, or woman's boat, made its appearance, containing six or seven females and four men, the oldest of the latter, as is usual among them, steering the boat with a rude oar of wood.
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