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low; and I often wait and call the dogs to me to find 

 the way as I am going to do now, for instance. It 

 is impossible to see anything unless you come right on 

 it, so we must wait and let the dogs help us. I know 

 exactly the number of paces between each mark, and 

 when I have gone that number, I stop and first 

 examine the ground close by. If that is no good, I 

 whistle for the dogs, who come at once. Now you'll 

 see " a long whistle " it won't be long before they 

 are here. I can hear them already." He was right; 

 the dogs came running out of the darkness straight 

 towards us. ' To let them see that we want to find 

 the way to the depot, we must begin to walk on." We 

 did so. As soon as the dogs saw this, they went forward 

 again, but this time at a pace that allowed us to keep 

 up with them at a trot, and soon after we were at the 

 last mark. 



'As you see, my lantern over at the camp is just 

 going out, so I hope you will excuse my accompanying 

 you farther. You know your way, anyhow." 



With these words we parted, and my host went back, 

 followed by the faithful trio, whilst I ... 



