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He just had the pleasure of seeing tiny little green leaves begin to sprout, when the cold returned in full force. In a single night, the thermometer lost nearly 40°; it went down to 8° below zero. Everything was frozen  birds, quadrupeds, amphibia disappeared as if by magic; seal holes reclosed, and the ice once more became hard as granite. HE HAD JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING TINY LITTLE GREEN LEAVES BEGIN TO SPROUT WHEN THE COLD RETURNED IN FULL FORCE IN A SINGLE NIGHT THE THERMOMETER LOST NEARLY FORTY DEGREES IT WENT DOWN TO EIGHT DEGREES BELOW ZERO EVERYTHING WAS FROZEN BIRDS QUADRUPEDS AMPHIBIA DISAPPEARED AS IF BY MAGIC SEAL HOLES RECLOSED AND THE ICE ONCE MORE BECAME HARD AS GRANITE
ave been deceived by it. Indeed, it seems as if the wily animals employed this ruse to attract the dogs, and make them their prey. Several navigators have mentioned the fact, and the Doctor's own experience confirmed it. Johnson took care not to let his Greenlanders loose; of Duk there was little fear; nothing could take him in. For about a fortnight hunting was the principal occupation. There was an abundant supply of fresh meat to be had. They shot partridges, ptarmigans, and snow ortolans, which are delicious eating. The hunters never went far from Fort Providence, for game was so plentiful that it seemed waiting their guns, and the whole bay presented an animated appearance. The thaw, meanwhile, was making rapid progress. The thermometer stood steadily at 32° above zero, and the water ran down the mountain sides in cataracts, and dashed in torrents through the ravines. The Doctor lost no time in clearing about an acre of ground, in which he sowed the seeds of anti-scorbutic plants. HEMSELVES HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY IT INDEED IT SEEMS AS IF THE WILY ANIMALS EMPLOYED THIS RUSE TO ATTRACT THE DOGS AND MAKE THEM THEIR PREY SEVERAL NAVIGATORS HAVE MENTIONED THE FACT AND THE DOCTOR'S OWN EXPERIENCE CONFIRMED IT JOHNSON TOOK CARE NOT TO LET HIS GREENLANDERS LOOSE OF DUK THERE WAS LITTLE FEAR NOTHING COULD TAKE HIM IN FOR ABOUT A FORTNIGHT HUNTING WAS THE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION THERE WAS AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FRESH MEAT TO BE HAD THEY SHOT PARTRIDGES PTARMIGANS AND SNOW ORTOLANS WHICH ARE DELICIOUS EATING THE HUNTERS NEVER WENT FAR FROM FORT PROVIDENCE FOR GAME WAS SO PLENTIFUL THAT IT SEEMED WAITING THEIR GUNS AND THE WHOLE BAY PRESENTED AN ANIMATED APPEARANCE THE THAW MEANWHILE WAS MAKING RAPID PROGRESS THE THERMOMETER STOOD STEADILY AT THIRTY TWO DEGREES ABOVE ZERO AND THE WATER RAN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDES IN CATARACTS AND DASHED IN TORRENTS THROUGH THE RAVINES THE DOCTOR LOST NO TIME IN CLEARING ABOUT AN ACRE OF GROUND IN WHICH HE SOWED THE SEEDS OF ANTI SCORBUTIC PLANTS
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