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perhaps in the course of a few minutes. The 

 same thing often occurred when we endeavoured 

 to assist each other in carrying wood to the fire ; 

 none of us were willing to receive assistance, 

 although the task was disproportioned to our 

 strength. On one of these occasions Hepburn 

 was so convinced of this waywardness that he 

 exclaimed, *' Dear me, if we are spared to return 

 to England, I wonder if wc shall recover our un- 

 derstandings." 



November 7. — Adam had passed a restless 

 night, being disquieted by gloomy apprehensions 

 of approaching death, which we tried in vain to 

 dispel He was so low in the morning as to be 

 scarcely able to speak. I remained in bed by 

 his side to cheer him as much as possible. The 

 Doctor and Hepburn went to cut wood. They 

 had hardly begun their labour, when they were 

 amazed at hearing the report of a musket. They 

 could scarcely believe that there was really any 

 one near, until they heard a shout, and imme- 

 diately espied three Indians close to the house. 

 Adam and I heard the latter noise, and I was 

 fearful that a part of the house had faUen upon 

 one of my companions, a, disaster which had in 

 fact been thought not milikely. My alarm was 

 only momentary, Dr. Richardson came in to com- 

 municate the joyful intelligence that relief had 



