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place where the ascent was practicable. Half an hour later we 

 found him, very cold and exhausted, trying to warm himself at the 

 fire which, fortunately for himself, he had been able to light. 



It appeared that, after leaving the skiff, he had sought in vain 



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for any spot where a descent was practicable, and darkness having 

 come on, he had lost his way in one of the dense thickets I 

 have described. After this he had steered south-east for the 

 inlet, fightmg his way through thick bush for the greater part 

 of the distance. Although much exhausted, he dared not rest 

 for long on account of the cold. At length, after a seven hour's 



