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The sledge and the boat were packed as closely as possible with provisions and spirits, and heaps of wood, to obtain which they had hewed the brig down to her water line. THE SLEDGE AND THE BOAT WERE PACKED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH PROVISIONS AND SPIRITS AND HEAPS OF WOOD TO OBTAIN WHICH THEY HAD HEWED THE BRIG DOWN TO HER WATER LINE
 the ship. Their plan was to reach the west coast of Baffin's Bay, and from thence to embark in the boat and follow the track of the whalers, or to get to some of the Greenland settlements on the eastern side. Provisions were abundant, and the sick men were so excited by the hope of return that they were almost well. They began their preparations for departure by making a sledge which they were to draw themselves, as they had no dogs. This was not ready till the 15th of February, and I was always hoping for your arrival, though I half dreaded it too, for you could have done nothing with the men, and they would have massacred you rather than remain on board. I tried my influence on each one separately, remonstrating and reasoning with them, and pointing out the dangers they would encounter, and also the cowardice of leaving you, but it was a mere waste of words; not even the best among them would listen to me. Shandon was impatient to be off, and fixed the 22nd of February for starting. BANDON THE SHIP THEIR PLAN WAS TO REACH THE WEST COAST OF BAFFIN'S BAY AND FROM THENCE TO EMBARK IN THE BOAT AND FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE WHALERS OR TO GET TO SOME OF THE GREENLAND SETTLEMENTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE PROVISIONS WERE ABUNDANT AND THE SICK MEN WERE SO EXCITED BY THE HOPE OF RETURN THAT THEY WERE ALMOST WELL THEY BEGAN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE BY MAKING A SLEDGE WHICH THEY WERE TO DRAW THEMSELVES AS THEY HAD NO DOGS THIS WAS NOT READY UNTIL THE FIFTEENTH OF FEBRUARY AND I WAS ALWAYS HOPING FOR YOUR ARRIVAL THOUGH I HALF DREADED IT TOO FOR YOU COULD HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH THE MEN AND THEY WOULD HAVE MASSACRED YOU RATHER THAN REMAIN ON BOARD I TRIED MY INFLUENCE ON EACH ONE SEPARATELY REMONSTRATING AND REASONING WITH THEM AND POINTING OUT THE DANGERS THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER AND ALSO THE COWARDICE OF LEAVING YOU BUT IT WAS A MERE WASTE OF WORDS NOT EVEN THE BEST AMONG THEM WOULD LISTEN TO ME SHANDON WAS IMPATIENT TO BE OFF AND FIXED THE TWENTY SECOND OF FEBRUARY FOR STARTING
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