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He had to replenish the stock of combustibles and provisions, to arrange the store houses, to mend several broken utensils, to repair the rents in coverlets, and get new shoes ready for summer excursions. There was no lack of work, and the old sailor's nimble clever fingers could do anything. [Illustration: ] While his hands were busy, his mind was occupied with the conversation of the preceding evening. HE HAD TO REPLENISH THE STOCK OF COMBUSTIBLES AND PROVISIONS TO ARRANGE THE STOREHOUSES TO MEND SEVERAL BROKEN UTENSILS TO REPAIR THE RENTS IN COVERLETS AND GET NEW SHOES READY FOR SUMMER EXCURSIONS THERE WAS NO LACK OF WORK AND THE OLD SAILOR'S NIMBLE CLEVER FINGERS COULD DO ANYTHING WHILE HIS HANDS WERE BUSY HIS MI WAS OCCUPIED WITH THE CONVERSATION OF THE PRECEDING EVENING
as Isle Johnson, and make some hydrographic notes and Johnson should remain behind to keep house. The three hunters soon completed their preparations. They armed themselves each with a double barrelled revolver and a rifle, and took plenty of powder and shot. Each man also carried in his belt his indispensable snow knife and hatchet, and a small supply of pemmican in case night should surprise them before their return. Thus equipped, they could go far, and might count on a good supply of game. At eight o'clock they started, accompanied by Duk, who frisked and gambolled with delight. They went up the hill to the east, across the cone, and down into the plain below. The Doctor next took his departure, after agreeing with Johnson on a signal of alarm in case of danger. The old boatswain was left alone, but he had plenty to do. He began by unfastening the Greenland dogs, and letting them out for a run after their long, wearisome confinement. Then he attended to divers housekeeping matters. ULD GO AND EXPLORE AS FAR AS ISLE JOHNSON AND MAKE SOME HYDROGRAPHIC NOTES AND JOHNSON SHOULD REMAIN BEHIND TO KEEP HOUSE THE THREE HUNTERS SOON COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS THEY ARMED THEMSELVES EACH WITH A DOUBLE BARRELLED REVOLVER AND A RIFLE AND TOOK PLENTY OF POWDER AND SHOT EACH MAN ALSO CARRIED IN HIS BELT HIS INDISPENSABLE SNOW KNIFE AND HATCHET AND A SMALL SUPPLY OF PEMMICAN IN CASE NIGHT SHOULD SURPRISE THEM BEFORE THEIR RETURN THUS EQUIPPED THEY COULD GO FAR AND MIGHT COUNT ON A GOOD SUPPLY OF GAME AT EIGHT O'CLOCK THEY STARTED ACCOMPANIED BY DUKE WHO FRISKED AND GAMBOLLED WITH DELIGHT THEY WENT UP THE HILL TO THE EAST ACROSS THE CONE AND DOWN INTO THE PLAIN BELOW THE DOCTOR NEXT TOOK HIS DEPARTURE AFTER AGREEING WITH JOHNSON ON A SIGNAL OF ALARM IN CASE OF DANGER THE OLD BO'SUN WAS LEFT ALONE BUT HE HAD PLENTY TO DO HE BEGAN BY UNFASTENING THE GREENLAND DOGS AND LETTING THEM OUT FOR A RUN AFTER THEIR LONG WEARISOME CONFINEMENT THEN HE ATTENDED TO DIVERS HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS
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