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1336
For, having myself no other duty than to enjoy a well earned holiday, I used to load my canoe with blankets and provisions and journey forth on exploration trips among the islands of several days together; and it was on my return from the first of these—when I rediscovered the party, so to speak—that these changes first presented themselves vividly to me, and in one particular instance produced a rather curious impression. FOR HAVING MYSELF NO OTHER DUTY THAN TO ENJOY A WELL EARNED HOLIDAY I USED TO LOAD MY CANOE WITH BLANKETS AND PROVISIONS AND JOURNEY FORTH ON EXPLORATION TRIPS AMONG THE ISLANDS OF SEVERAL DAYS TOGETHER AND IT WAS ON MY RETURN FROM THE FIRST OF THESE WHEN I REDISCOVERED THE PARTY SO TO SPEAK THAT THESE CHANGES FIRST PRESENTED THEMSELVES VIVIDLY TO ME AND IN ONE PARTICULAR INSTANCE PRODUCED A RATHER CURIOUS IMPRESSION
 dead skins. Attitudes and poses that seemed genuine in the city drop away. The mind, like the body, grows quickly hard, simple, uncomplex. And in a camp as primitive and close to nature as ours was, these effects became speedily visible. Some folk, of course, who talk glibly about the simple life when it is safely out of reach, betray themselves in camp by for ever peering about for the artificial excitements of civilisation which they miss. Some get bored at once; some grow slovenly; some reveal the animal in most unexpected fashion; and some, the select few, find themselves in very short order and are happy. And, in our little party, we could flatter ourselves that we all belonged to the last category, so far as the general effect was concerned. Only there were certain other changes as well, varying with each individual, and all interesting to note. It was only after the first week or two that these changes became marked, although this is the proper place, I think, to speak of them. HEMSELVES ONE AFTER ANOTHER LIKE DEAD SKINS ATTITUDES AND POSES THAT SEEM GENUINE IN THE CITY DROP AWAY THE MIND LIKE THE BODY GROWS QUICKLY HARD SIMPLE UNCOMPLEX AND IN A CAMP AS PRIMITIVE AND CLOSE TO NATURE AS OURS WAS THESE EFFECTS BECAME SPEEDILY VISIBLE SOME FOLK OF COURSE WHO TALK GLIBLY ABOUT THE SIMPLE LIFE WHEN IT IS SAFELY OUT OF REACH BETRAY THEMSELVES IN CAMP BY FOR EVER PEERING ABOUT FOR THE ARTIFICIAL EXCITEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION WHICH THEY MISS SOME GET BORED AT ONCE SOME GROW SLOVENLY SOME REVEAL THE ANIMAL IN MOST UNEXPECTED FASHION AND SOME THE SELECT FEW FIND THEMSELVES IN VERY SHORT ORDER AND ARE HAPPY AND IN OUR LITTLE PARTY WE COULD FLATTER OURSELVES THAT WE ALL BELONGED TO THE LAST CATEGORY SO FAR AS THE GENERAL EFFECT WAS CONCERNED ONLY THERE WERE CERTAIN OTHER CHANGES AS WELL VARYING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL AND ALL INTERESTING TO NOTE IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO THAT THESE CHANGES BECAME MARKED ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE PROPER PLACE I THINK TO SPEAK OF THEM
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