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went to bed. We were afterwards agreeably 

 surprised to see Peltier and Semandre carry three 

 or four logs of wood across the room to replenish 

 the fire, which induced us to hope they still pos- 

 sessed more strength than we had supposed. 



November 1.— This day was fine and mild. 

 Hepburn went hunting, but was as usual unsuc- 

 cessful. As his strength was rapidly dechning, 

 we advised him to desist from the pursuit of deer ; 

 and only to go out for a short time, and endea- 

 vour to kill a few partridges for Peltier and Se- 

 mandre. The Doctor obtained a little tripe ck 

 roche, but Peltier could not eat any of it, and 

 Semandr^ only a few spoonfuls, owing to the 

 soreness of their throats. In the afternoon Pel- 

 tier was so much exhausted, that he sat up with 

 difficulty, and looked piteously ; at length he 

 shded from his stool upon his bed, as we sup- 

 posed to sleep, and in this composed state he 

 remained upwards of two hours, without our ap- 

 prehending any danger. We were then alarmed 

 by hearing a rattling in his throat, and on the 

 Doctor's examining him, he was found to be 

 speechless. He died in the course of the night. 

 Semandre sat up the greater part of the day, 

 and even assisted in pounding some bones ; but 

 on witnessing the melancholy state of Peltier, he 

 became very low, and began to complain of cold 



