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another wolf was now first perceived, crouching 

 down, with his eyes fixed on the chase, and 

 evidently ready to spring upon the poor animal, 

 if it unhappily took the water. 



I have a strong antipathy to wolves, however 

 speciously attired ; and though these fair-robed 

 gentlemen were but following a natural instinct 

 of appetite, I thought fit to interfere with voice 

 and gesture. The panting deer bounded past 

 me, as if conscious of safety and protection, 

 while the wolf stood motionless for a moment, 

 and then, scenting an enemy, slunk slowly away, 

 under the shelter of some fragments of rocks. 



The country near the margin, and, indeed, for 

 several miles from the lake, was very low and 

 level, being only occasionally elevated into 

 moderately-sized hills. By one of these, to the 

 eastward, lay the route to the The-lew.* As 

 we were certain to return by this place, I took 

 advantage of a detached heap of stones, in the 

 shape of an island, to make a cache of a bag 

 of pemmican ; soon after which we encamped, 

 where there was some good moss for cooking — 

 a consideration of no trifling importance on the 

 barren lands. 



The white partridges kept up a burring call 

 until near midnight ; and when this had ceased, 



* Sometimes called Teh-Ion. 

 K 



