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Tuesday morning came, and it was thirty four hours since they had tasted a morsel of food. Yet these brave, stout hearted men continued their march, sustained by their superhuman energy of purpose. They pushed the sledge themselves, for the dogs could no longer draw it. TUESDAY MORNING CAME AND IT WAS THIRTY FOUR HOURS SINCE THEY HAD TASTED A MORSEL OF FOOD YET THESE BRAVE STOUT HEARTED MEN CONTINUED THEIR MARCH SUSTAINED BY THEIR SUPERHUMAN ENERGY OF PURPOSE THEY PUSHED THE SLEDGE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR DOGS COULD NO LONGER DRAW IT
nge his hands into a bowl of water, which the heat of the stove kept in a liquid state, though still cold. Johnson's hands had hardy touched it before it froze immediately. "You see it was high time you came in; I should have been forced to amputate soon," said the Doctor. Thanks to his endeavours, all danger was over in about an hour, but he was advised to keep his hands at a good distance from the stove for some time still. That morning they had no breakfast. Pemmican and salt beef were both done. Not a crumb of biscuit remained. They were obliged to content themselves with half a cup of hot coffee, and start off again. They scarcely went three miles before they were compelled to give up for the day. They had no supper but coffee, and the dogs were so ravenous that they were almost devouring each other. Johnson fancied he could see the bear following them in the distance, but he made no remark to his companions. Sleep forsook the unfortunate men, and their eyes grew wild and haggard. T WHERE HE MADE HIM PLUNGE HIS HANDS INTO A BOWL OF WATER WHICH THE HEAT OF THE STOVE KEPT IN A LIQUID STATE THOUGH STILL COLD JOHNSON'S HANDS HAD HARDLY TOUCHED IT BEFORE IT FROZE IMMEDIATELY YOU SEE IT WAS HIGH TIME YOU CAME IN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO AMPUTATE SOON SAID THE DOCTOR THANKS TO HIS ENDEAVOURS ALL DANGER WAS OVER IN ABOUT AN HOUR BUT HE WAS ADVISED TO KEEP HIS HANDS AT A GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE STOVE FOR SOME TIME STILL THAT MORNING THEY HAD NO BREAKFAST PEMMICAN AND SALT BEEF WERE BOTH DONE NOT A CRUMB OF BISCUIT REMAINED THEY WERE OBLIGED TO CONTENT THEMSELVES WITH HALF A CUP OF HOT COFFEE AND START OFF AGAIN THEY SCARCELY WENT THREE MILES BEFORE THEY WERE COMPELLED TO GIVE UP FOR THE DAY THEY HAD NO SUPPER BUT COFFEE AND THE DOGS WERE SO RAVENOUS THAT THEY WERE ALMOST DEVOURING EACH OTHER JOHNSON FANCIED HE COULD SEE THE BEAR FOLLOWING THEM IN THE DISTANCE BUT HE MADE NO REMARK TO HIS COMPANIONS SLEEP FORSOOK THE UNFORTUNATE MEN AND THEIR EYES GREW WILD AND HAGGARD
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