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And, by the way, we'll need all we can kill, for we haven't much provision to depend on, and part of it must be reserved in case of accidents, so that if Frank does not do his duty, we shall have to live on birch bark, Massan." "That would be rayther tough. I'm afeerd," replied the steersman, laughing.
Early in the forenoon Massan and Prince returned with heavy loads of venison on their shoulders, and an hour later Bryan staggered into the fort bending under the weight of a well-filled bag of fish. He had been at his favourite fishing quarters in the dark valley, and was dripping wet from head to foot, having fallen, as usual, into the water.
Meanwhile, the breeze which Massan had observed continued to freshen, and the seaward ice bore rapidly down on the shore, gradually narrowing and filling up the lanes of water among which the travellers had been hitherto wending their way. Dick Prince's sudden action was caused by his observing a large, solid field, which bore down on them with considerable rapidity.
'Tis a good chance for dryin' the goods, so I vote for stoppin'." "Well, then, we shall stay," replied Stanley. "To say truth, I agreed with you at first, Massan, but it's always advisable to look at both sides of a question " "Yes, and `in the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom," said Frank Morton, coming up at the moment, and tapping his friend on the shoulder.
The next instant the deer sprang with one wild bound high into the air over the cliff and descending with lightning speed through the dark space, was dashed almost in pieces on the rocks below. Massan gave a low chuckle of satisfaction as he walked up to the mangled animal, and pointing to a small round hole just over its heart, he said, "The old spot, Mr Frank; ye always hit them there."
However, as I got another soon afterwards which must have been frightened towards me by the same halloos, I forgive you." Frank now gave the party an account of what he had seen, but as his experience merely corroborated that of Dick Prince and Massan, we will not trouble the reader with the details.
This nearly filled it with water, and carried it towards the shore with such velocity that it seemed as if they should be dashed in pieces; but they fell back into the trough of the sea, and lay motionless like a heavy log, and in a sinking condition. "Now, lads, look out for the next wave, and give way with a will," cried Massan.
Dick Prince and Massan were sent after the deer in company. Augustus and Bryan were dispatched to a small lake to establish a fishery; in which they were very successful, and soon caught a large supply of excellent white-fish, trout, and carp, which they gutted and hung up by their tails to dry and freeze.
MR. AND MRS. STANLEY and EDITH. FRANK MORTON. MASSAN, the guide. DICK PRINCE, principal hunter to the party. LA ROCHE, Stanley's servant and cook. BRYAN, the blacksmith. FRANCOIS, the carpenter. OOLIBUCK, AUGUSTUS, and MOSES, Esquimau interpreters. GASPARD, labourer and fisherman. OOSTESIMOW and MA-ISTEQUAN, Indian guides and hunters.
"But he's big enough to cover from where we stand." "To cover! Ay, truly, I could point straight at his heart easy enough indeed I would think it but slight boasting to say I could cover his eye from this spot but the bullet would refuse to go, Massan; it's far beyond shot." "Try, sir, try," exclaimed the guide quickly, for as they spoke the deer moved.
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