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of numerous dogs that were howling round in un- 

 pleasant proximity to our calves. 



*' You have a large number of dogs ?" 



"Ya." 



" I suppose you use them in the chase ?" 



"Ya." 



" They accompany you in your journeys ?" 



"Ya." 



"What do you chase with them ?" 



" Ya." 



" I asked what do you chase with them ?" 



"Ya." 



" Oh, I see you speak French." 



" Ya." 



" Qu'est ce que Von chasse avec Us chiens .^" 



"Ya." 



Don now began to doubt whether his new friend 

 spoke either French or English, and had recourse to 

 Chippewa, at least as near Chippewa as he could come. 



" Vat you chase, chassy, vis the doggees ?" 



"Ya." 



" You chase les cerfs the deer, the elks, the moose ?" 

 gesticulating freely. 



"Ya." 



"The beaver, the— the— castor P^^ 



"Ya." 



"The rabbit, the— the— ze rabeet ?" 



"Ya." 



"Don," I burst forth at this stage, "he does 

 not understand a word you are saying." 



" On the contrary, he evidently understands per- 

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