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weaker and weaker until he died at 5.15 P.M. Jenkins 

 was no worse. I was very much grieved at Paul's 

 death. I had watched him and cared for him so long, 

 and had hoped so that we might not be too late, that 

 I felt his death very much. However, we were not far 

 from the end of this arduous journey now ; the thing 

 was to get the remainder in as soon as possible ; so at 

 seven o'clock we once more started, Lieutenant Eawson 

 and his party taking the sick on the eight-man sledge 

 round by the sledge route, while I took Gray and 

 Jones round by the foot of the hills. We three 

 reached the depot at 7 A.M., and were warmly wel- 

 comed and cared for by Lieutenant Fulford, Dr. Cop- 

 pinger, and the two men in camp. Lieutenant Eawson, 

 with his party, arrived at 11 A.M., after a very heavy 

 journey, having travelled nearly all the way on bare 

 shingle. So at last we were all safely in, in good 

 hands and comfortable quarters. 



' The next day being Sunday, I read the Morning 

 Service, all of us joining most heartily and fervently in 

 rendering thanks to Almighty God for His gracious 

 mercy and protection towards us/ 



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