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The stars will guide us." They resolved to try a more direct route back by going further inland, and avoiding the windings of the coast; but, after some hours' walking, they found themselves no nearer Doctor's House, and it was evident that they must have lost their way. THE STARS WILL GUIDE US THEY RESOLVED TO TRY A MORE DIRECT ROUTE BACK BY GOING FURTHER INLAND AND AVOIDING THE WINDINGS OF THE COAST BUT AFTER SOME HOURS WALKING THEY FOUND THEMSELVES NO NEARER DOCTOR'S HOUSE AND IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THEY MUST HAVE LOST THEIR WAY
 but speedily got up again, and tried to make his escape, but Altamont fell upon him with his hatchet, and cut off his dorsal fins. He made a desperate resistance, but was overpowered by his enemies, and soon lay dead, reddening the ice-field with his blood. It was a fine animal, measuring more than fifteen feet in length, and would have been worth a good deal for the oil; but the hunters contented themselves with cutting off the most savoury parts, and left the rest to the ravens, which had just begun to make their appearance. Night was drawing on, and it was time to think of returning to Fort Providence. The moon had not yet risen, but the sky was serene and cloudless, and already glittering with stars--magnificent stars. "Come," said the Doctor, "let us be off, for it is getting late. Our hunting has not been very successful; but still, if a man has found something for his supper, he need not grumble. Let us go the shortest road, however, and get quickly home without losing our way. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE WALRUS ROLLED OVER BUT SPEEDILY GOT UP AGAIN AND TRIED TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE BUT ALTAMONT FELL UPON HIM WITH HIS HATCHET AND CUT OFF HIS DORSAL FINS HE MADE A DESPERATE RESISTANCE BUT WAS OVERPOWERED BY HIS ENEMIES AND SOON LAY DEAD REDDENING THE ICE FIELD WITH HIS BLOOD IT WAS A FINE ANIMAL MEASURING MORE THAN FIFTEEN FEET IN LENGTH AND WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH A GOOD DEAL FOR THE OIL BUT THE HUNTERS CONTENTED THEMSELVES WITH CUTTING OFF THE MOST SAVOURY PARTS AND LEFT THE REST TO THE RAVENS WHICH HAD JUST BEGUN TO MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE NIGHT WAS DRAWING ON AND IT WAS TIME TO THINK OF RETURNING TO FORT PROVIDENCE THE MOON HAD NOT YET RISEN BUT THE SKY WAS SERENE AND CLOUDLESS AND ALREADY GLITTERING WITH STARS MAGNIFICENT STARS COME SAID THE DOCTOR LET US BE OFF FOR IT IS GETTING LATE OUR HUNTING HAS NOT BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL STILL IF A MAN HAS FOUND SOMETHING FOR HIS SUPPER YOU NEED NOT GRUMBLE LET US GO THE SHORTEST ROAD HOWEVER AND GET QUICKLY HOME WITHOUT LOSING OUR WAY
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