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He was very disappointed to find them all empty in the morning, and was returning gloomily to the hut, when he perceived a bear of huge dimensions. HE WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THEM ALL EMPTY IN THE MORNING AND WAS RETURNING GLOOMILY TO THE HUT WHEN HE PERCEIVED A BARE OF HUGE DIMENSIONS
en satisfied with humbler game. A few hares or foxes would be a welcome addition to their scanty food; but all that day, if even he chanced to see one, either he was too far away, or he was deceived by refraction, and took a wrong aim. He came back to his companions at night with crestfallen looks, having wasted one ball and one charge of powder. Next day the route appeared more difficult, and the weary men could hardly drag themselves along. The dogs had devoured even the entrails of the seal, and began to gnaw their traces. A few foxes passed in the distance, and the Doctor lost another ball in attempting to shoot them. They were forced to come to a halt early in the evening, though the road was illumined by a splendid Aurora Borealis; for they could not put one foot before the other. Their last meal, on the Sunday evening, was a very sad one--if no providential help came, their doom was sealed. Johnson set a few traps before going to sleep, though he had no baits to put inside them. E DOCTOR WOULD HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH HUMBLER GAME A FEW HARES OR FOXES WOULD BE A WELCOME ADDITION TO THEIR SCANTY FOOD BUT ALL THAT DAY IF EVEN HE CHANCED TO SEE ONE EITHER HE WAS TOO FAR AWAY OR HE WAS DECEIVED BY REFRACTION AND TOOK A WRONG AIM HE CAME BACK TO HIS COMPANIONS AT NIGHT WITH CRESTFALLEN LOOKS HAVING WASTED ONE BALL AND ONE CHARGE OF POWDER NEXT DAY THE ROUTE APPEARED MORE DIFFICULT AND THE WEARY MEN COULD HARDLY DRAG THEMSELVES ALONG THE DOGS HAD DEVOURED EVEN THE ENTRAILS OF THE SEAL AND BEGAN TO GNAW THEIR TRACES A FEW FOXES PASSED IN THE DISTANCE AND THE DOCTOR LOST ANOTHER BALL IN ATTEMPTING TO SHOOT THEM THEY WERE FORCED TO COME TO A HALT EARLY IN THE EVENING THOUGH THE ROAD WAS ILLUMINATED BY A SPLENDID AURORA BOREALIS FOR THEY COULD NOT PUT ONE FOOT BEFORE THE OTHER THEIR LAST MEAL ON THE SUNDAY EVENING WAS A VERY SAD ONE IF NO PROVIDENTIAL HELP CAME THEIR DOOM WAS SEALED JOHNSON SAID A FEW TRAPS BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP THOUGH HE HAD NO BAITS TO PUT INSIDE THEM
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