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torments, though I in particular did not eat a 

 quarter of what would have satisfied me ; it might 

 have been from using a quantity of raw or frozen 

 sinews of the legs of deer, which neither of us 

 could avoid doing, so great was our hunger. In 

 the morning, being much agitated for the safety 

 of Beauparlant, I desired St. Germain to go in 

 search of him, and to return with him as quick as 

 possible, when I would have something prepared 

 for them to eat. 



It was, however, late when he arrived, with a 

 small bundle which Beauparlant was accustomed 

 to carry, and with tears in his eyes, told me that 

 he had found our poor companion dead. Dead ! 

 I could not believe him. "It is so, Sir," said 

 St. Germain; " after hallooing and calling his 

 name to no purpose, I went towards our last en- 

 campment, about three quarters of a mile, and 

 found him stretched upon his back on a sand 

 bank frozen to death, his limbs all extended and 

 swelled enormously, and as hard as the ice that 

 was near him ; his bundle was behind him, as if 

 it had rolled away when he fell, and tlie blanket 

 which he wore around his neck and shoulders 

 tlu'own on one side. Seeing that there was no 

 longer life in, him, I threw your covering over 

 him, and placed his snow shoes on the top of it." 

 i had not even thought of so serious an occur- 



