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He was now to be my close companion during many days and nights, and it may not be out of place here to anticipate the verdict of three weeks, and to award him as a voyageur, snow-shoer and camp-maker a place second to none in the long list of my employees. Soon after quitting Cumberland we struck the Saskatchewan River, and, turning eastward along it, entered the great region of marsh and swamp.
He gave no heed to the trail of blood that stained the whiteness of the snow beneath his feet; his thoughts were not of the present his present; his mind was travelling swiftly beyond. The whining of the dog as he passed him fell upon ears that were deaf to all entreaty. The crystal-covered earth glided by him; the long, reaching stride of the expert snow-shoer bore him rapidly along.
He quickly got into his stride, that forward, leaning attitude of the snow-shoer; nor did he glance to the left or right. Straight ahead of him he stared, over the jagged rampart of mountains to the clear steely hue of the sky above. He was leaving the scene of his crime; he wished also to leave its memory.
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