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home as a professor of geography, a few Eskimo words which we 

 had acquired, and, last but not least, by pantomime, we- got out of 

 him that he was from the island of Kama, in Inglefield Gulf, that 

 he ha<J been four days on the journey, and that he was on his way 

 north to Peary's ship, the " Windward." It came out by degrees 

 that two Eskimo from the " Windward " had already been home that 

 spring to fetch more dogs for Peary, who had lost from sickness 

 during the course of the winter thirty-seven out of sixty dogs. In 



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this manner the Smith Sound Eskimo had got information as to 

 the whereabouts of the " Windward " and the " Fram ; " and, 

 needless to say, Kolotengva would not lose such a favourable 

 opportunity of visiting the rich Kablunaks, who, according to 

 an innuit's * views, are in possession of so many wonderful 

 things, from sewing-needles and pocket-knives to powder, shot, 

 and guns. 



* An Eskimo's designation of himself: innuil meaning, literally, ' human being.' 



