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said Lassoo ; "you can't tell how long we 

 shall be here." 



" All right, I'll have some lunch then." 

 " What have you in the way of food ? " 

 said he. 



" Two eggs and a bit of bread." 

 " Well, eat the bread if you are very 

 hungry, but keep the eggs." 



" Why, what do you anticipate, Lassoo ? " 

 " I anticipate nothing," said he, " because 

 God alone knows what He intends. But 

 you see, sahib, we can't move till this snow 

 stops and has melted again ; no one knows 

 when that will be ; it may go on like this 

 for several days." 



This made me look round to see what 

 sort of a time we were likely to have. The 

 place we four were on was about four feet 

 square, so that lying down would be out 

 of the question. We had a very slender 

 supply of sticks, very little food, and one 

 blanket each ; so it looked as if we were in 

 for a bad time; however, it might clear 

 up. It was now about nine a.m., and we sat 

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