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skinning process. The shooters tried to get within range of them 

 once or twice, but, of course, it was impossible, for they only 

 retired to another ridge, where they began to howl anew. We 

 heard them up inland at their abominable music the whole of that 

 evening, and all our dogs answered in the same key. It was 

 indeed a charming lullaby ! 



Next morning we could see by the footprints that the wolves 



BAY AS AN INVALID. SPRING, 1901. 



had been sniffing round the camp in the night, not more than 

 forty paces away from the dogs. Fosheim and I went up early to 

 fetch the ox remaining on the field of battle, which had been 

 skinned as soon as it was killed. 



The wolves made themselves heard again to-day; their howling 

 was audible first in one place and then in another, though the 

 tones were considerably more cheerful than they had been in the 

 night. They never could have been feasting on the carcase of our 



