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was exhausted by a small quantity of soup we 

 made this evening. The toil of separating the 

 hair from the skins, which in fact were our chief 

 support, had now become so wearisome as to 

 prevent us from eating as much as we should 

 otherwise have done. 



November 4. — Calm and comparatively mild 

 weather. The Doctor and Hepburn, exclusive 

 of their usual occupation, gathered some tripe de 

 roche. I went a few yards from the house in 

 search of bones, and returned quite fatigued, 

 having found but three. The Doctor again made 

 incisions in Adam's leg, which discharged a con- 

 siderable quantity of water, and gave him great 

 relief. We read prayers and a portion of the 

 New Testament in the morning and evening, as 

 had been our practice since Dr. Richardson's 

 arrival ; and I may remark that the performance 

 of these duties always afforded us the greatest 

 consolation, serving to reanimate our hope m the 

 mercy of the Omnipotent, who alone could save 

 and deliver us. . , , , 



On the 5th the breezes were light, with dark 

 cloudy weather, and some snow. The Doctor 

 and Hepburn were getting much weaker, and 

 the Hmbs of the latter were now greatly sweUed. 

 They came into the house frequently m the course 

 of the day to rest themselves, and 



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