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The cutlets were pronounced first rate, and it seemed as if they were, for they were all eaten, to the very last morsel. THE CUTLETS WERE PRONOUNCED FIRST RATE AND IT SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE FOR THEY WERE ALL EATEN TO THE VERY LAST MORSEL
ir companions, and were delighted to see them back safe and sound. The hunters were no less glad to find themselves once more in a warm shelter, for the temperature had fallen considerably as night drew on, and the thermometer outside was 73° below zero. The poor hunters were half frozen, and so worn out that they could hardly drag their limbs along; but the stoves were roaring and crackling cheerily, and the big kitchen fire waiting to cook such game as might be brought in. Clawbonny donned his official apron again, and soon had his seal cutlets dressed and smoking on the table. By nine o'clock the whole party were enjoying a good supper, and Bell couldn't help exclaiming-- "Well, even at the risk of being taken for an Esquimaux, I must confess eating is the most important business if one has to winter in these regions. A good meal isn't to be sneezed at." They all had their mouths crammed too full to speak, but the Doctor signified his agreement with Bell's views by an approving nod.  THEIR COMPANIONS AND WERE DELIGHTED TO SEE THEM BACK SAFE AND SOUND THE HUNTERS WERE NO LESS GLAD TO FIND THEMSELVES ONCE MORE IN A WARM SHELTER FOR THE TEMPERATURE HAD FALLEN CONSIDERABLY AS NIGHT DREW ON AND THE THERMOMETER OUTSIDE WAS SEVENTY THREE DEGREES BELOW ZERO THE POOR HUNTERS WERE HALF FROZEN AND SO WORN OUT THAT THEY COULD HARDLY DRAG THEIR LIMBS ALONG BUT THE STOVES WERE ROARING AND CRACKLING CHEERILY AND THE BIG KITCHEN FIRE WAITING TO COOK SUCH GAME AS MIGHT BE BROUGHT IN CLAWBONNY DONNED HIS OFFICIAL APRON AGAIN AND SOON HAD HIS SEAL CUTLETS DRESSED AND SMOKING ON THE TABLE BY NINE O'CLOCK THE WHOLE PARTY WERE ENJOYING A GOOD SUPPER AND BELL COULDN'T HELP EXCLAIMING WELL EVEN AT THE RISK OF BEING TAKEN FOR AN ESQUIMAUX I MUST CONFESS EATING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS IF ONE HAS TO WINTER IN THESE REGIONS A GOOD MEAL ISN'T TO BE SNEEZED AT THEY ALL HAD THEIR MOUTHS CRAMMED TOO FULL TO SPEAK BUT THE DOCTOR SIGNIFIED HIS AGREEMENT WITH BELL'S VIEWS BY AN APPROVING NOD
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