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kill a partridge, the bones of which were eaten, 

 and the remainder reserved for baits to fish with. 

 We were fortunate, however, in collecting sufficient 

 tripe deroche to make a meal ; and I now anxiously 

 awaited Belanger's return, to know what course 

 to take. I was now so much reduced, that my 

 shoulders were as if they would fall from my body, 

 my legs seemed unable to support me, and in 

 the disposition in which I then found myself, had 

 it not been for the remembrance of my friends 

 behind, who relied on me for relief, as well as 

 the persons of whom I had charge, I certainly 

 should have preferred remaining where I was, to 

 the miserable pain of attempting to move. 



October 16. — We waited until two in the after- 

 noon for Belanger ; but not seeing any thing of 

 him on the lake, we set out, purposing to encamp 

 at the Narrows, the place which was said to be 

 so good for fishing, and where, according to 

 St. Germain's account, the Indians never failed to 

 catch plenty ; its distance at most could not be 

 more than two miles. We had not proceeded far 

 before Beauparlant began to complain of increas- 

 ing weakness. This was so usual witli us that 

 no particular notice was taken of it, for in fact 

 there was little difference, all being alike feeble: 

 among other things, he said whilst we were rest- 

 ing, that he should never get beyond the next 



