166 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



Happily the effects of the accident soon passed 

 off. On February 8, 1886, Mrs. Peck writes to 

 a friend: &quot;I am so very glad to be able to tell 

 you that through the blessing of God, I am quite 

 recovered. The fine bracing weather we have had 

 has done me much good, and I am looking forward 

 with great pleasure to the summer when we hope 

 (D.V.) to go on together to our Eskimos, who have 

 been so long without their minister. I am very 

 happy out in this lonely land. The days pass 

 quickly and pleasantly with a little study of the 

 language, a walk and work of some kind. I have 

 experienced for the first time the intense pleasure of 

 receiving letters after a long silence. The whole of 

 the day on the receipt of our letters was spent in 

 reading them and thinking of the home friends . . . 

 On the arrival of the annual ship, we had much 

 pleasure in looking at the bale of things sent out by 

 so many kind friends. Our pleasure was a little 

 spoiled because we knew we should not distribute 

 them ourselves. I hope next year to know all the 

 people a little, and more as years pass on, should 

 it please God to spare me to work with my husband 

 amongst his people. I am longing to get to the 

 work and shall try to learn both Indian and Eskimo. 

 The latter seems the most difficult ; it is hard to get 

 the right pronunciation.&quot; 



Nine days later, i.e., February 17, 1886, Mr. Peck 

 writes : &quot; As Mrs. Peck is now so well, I shall (D.V.) 



