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It was intensely cold, but dry, and there was little or no wind. The hunters set off in the direction of Cape Washington, and the hard snow so favoured their march, that in three hours they had gone fifteen miles, Duk jumping and barking beside them all the way. IT WAS INTENSELY COLD BUT DRY AND THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO WIND THE HUNTERS SET OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF CAPE WASHINGTON AND THE HARD SNOW SO FAVOURED THEIR MARCH THAT IN THREE HOURS THEY HAD GONE FIFTEEN MILES DUK JUMPING AND BARKING BESIDE THEM ALL THE WAY
 stand admiring more than a minute, and the whole party were glad enough to get indoors again, and tuck themselves up in their warm blankets. A regular course of life commenced now, though uncertain weather and frequent changes of temperature made it sometimes impracticable to venture outside the hut at all, and it was not till the Saturday after the installation, that a day came that was favourable enough for a hunting excursion; when Bell, and Altamont, and the Doctor determined to take advantage of it, and try to replenish their stock of provisions. They started very early in the morning, each armed with a double-barrelled gun and plenty of powder and shot, a hatchet, and a snow knife. [Illustration: ] The weather was cloudy, but Clawbonny put the galvanic battery in action before he left, and the bright rays of the electric light did duty for the glorious orb of day, and in truth was no bad substitute, for the light was equal to three thousand candles, or three hundred gas burners. NY'S MODEST REPLY IT WAS TOO COLD HOWEVER EVEN TO STAND ADMIRING MORE THAN A MINUTE AND THE WHOLE PARTY WERE GLAD ENOUGH TO GET INDOORS AGAIN AND TUCK THEMSELVES UP IN WARM BLANKETS A REGULAR COURSE OF LIFE COMMENCED NOW THOUGH UNCERTAIN WEATHER AND FREQUENT CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE MADE IT SOMETIMES IMPRACTICABLE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE THE HUT AT ALL AND IT WAS NOT TILL THE SATURDAY AFTER THE INSTALLATION THAT A DAY CAME THAT WAS FAVORABLE ENOUGH A HUNTING EXCURSION WHEN BELL AND ALTAMONT AND THE DOCTOR DETERMINED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND TRY TO REPLENISH THEIR STOCK OF PROVISIONS THEY STARTED VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING EACH ARMED WITH A DOUBLE BARRELLED GUN AND PLENTY OF POWDER AND SHOT A HATCHET AND A SNOW KNIFE THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY BUT CLAWBONNY PUT THE GALVANIC BATTERY IN ACTION BEFORE HE LEFT AND THE BRIGHT RAYS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT DID DUTY FOR THE GLORIOUS ORB OF DAY AND IN TRUTH WAS NO BAD SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LIGHT WAS EQUAL TO THREE THOUSAND CANDLES OR THREE HUNDRED GAS BURNERS
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