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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. 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
But you must come in, you obstinate fellow. Come, now, I tell you; it will be too late presently." At last he succeeded in dragging the poor fellow into the tent, 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 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. LD BOATSWAIN NEVER MIND ME BUT YOU MUST COME IN YOU OBSTINATE FELLOW COME NOW I TELL YOU IT WILL BE TOO LATE PRESENTLY AT LAST HE SUCCEEDED IN DRAGGING THE POOR FELLOW INTO THE TENT 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
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