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He never allowed anybody but himself to concoct this precious beverage; for he made a point of serving it boiling hot, always declaring it was not fit to drink unless it burnt his tongue. HE NEVER ALLOWED ANYBODY BUT HIMSELF TO CONCOCT THIS PRECIOUS BEVERAGE FOR HE MADE A POINT OF SERVING AT BOILING HOT ALWAYS DECLARING IT WAS NOT FIT TO DRINK UNLESS IT BURNT HIS TONGUE
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. The cutlets were pronounced first-rate, and it seemed as if they were, for they were all eaten, to the very last morsel. For dessert they had coffee, which the Doctor brewed himself in a French coffee-pot over spirits-of-wine. METER 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 THE CUTLETS WERE PRONOUNCED FIRST RATE AND IT SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE FOR THEY WERE ALL EATEN TO THE VERY LAST MORSEL FOR DESSERT THEY HAD COFFEE WHICH THE DOCTOR BREWED HIMSELF IN A FRENCH COFFEE POT OVER SPIRITS OF WINE
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