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Ai iliis period we avoided as much as possible 

 ing upon the hopelessness of our situation, and 

 rally endeavored to lead the conversation towards 

 our future prospects in life. The fact is, that with the 



v of our strength, our minds decayed, and 

 no longer able to bear the contemplation of the hor- 

 rors that Burrounded us. Each of us. if 1 may be al- 

 lowed to judge from my own case, excused himself 

 from so doing by a desire of not shocking the feelii 

 of tin- others, for we were sensible of one anotl 

 weakness of intellect, though blind to our own. '\ • 

 were calm and resigned to our fate, nol a murmur 

 ped us, and we were punctual and fervent in our 

 add: the Supreme Being. 



On the llMh Michel refused to hunt, oreven to as- 

 in carrying a log of wood to the fire, which was 



heavyfor Hepburn's strength and mine. Mr. II I 



endeavored to point out to him tin- necessity and duty 

 of exertion, and the cruelty of his quitting us without 

 leaving something for our support ; but thediscou 

 far from producing any beneficial effi med only 



to i scite his anger, and amongsl other expressions he 

 made use of the following remarkable one ; •• It is no 

 hunting, there are no animals, you had better kill 



and eat 1 .. •." A : r. he went out, but 



returned very Boon, with a report thai he hi 



three deer, which he was anal How from having 



